Presence of Helicobacter species DNA in Swedish water

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 282-286

  Hulten K ^a   Enroth, H ^b   Nystrom T ^a   Engstrand, L ^b,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POTABLE WATER; RNA; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

16S RRNA; ADHESIN; GRAM-STAINING; HELICOBACTER; HIGH SENSITIVITY; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; MUNICIPAL WATER; SWEDISHS; WATER-WATER; WELL WATER;

DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CELL SEPARATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRAM STAINING; HELICOBACTER; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWEDEN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIUM;

EID: 0031830628     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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