Isolation of an Amoeba naturally harboring a distinctive Legionella species

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1688-1693

  Newsome, Anthony L ^a   Scott, Tammy M ^a   Benson, Robert F ^b   Fields, Barry S ^b  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA 16S;

AMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LEGIONELLA; NONHUMAN; SEROLOGY; SOIL; TECHNIQUE;

ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0031803908     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.5.1688-1693.1998     Document Type: Article

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