Occurrence of Enterococcus spp. in waters

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-10

  Svec P ^a   Sedlacek I ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; ENTEROCOCCUS MUNDTII; ENTEROCOCCUS SP.; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE ASPOROGENOUS ROD-SHAPED BACTERIA; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI; GRAM-POSITIVE RODS; PHENOTYPE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0032612187     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02816212     Document Type: Article

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