Colony hybridization method for rapid detection of Legionella spp.

Biocontrol Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-90

  Furuhata, Katsunori ^a,d   Satoh, Wakako ^b   Wakasa, Makoto ^c   Shimahata, Syun Ichi ^c   Itoh, Teiji ^c   Fukuyama, Masafumi ^d  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^c Tomakomai Clinical Laboratory Inc   (Japan)

^d AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colony hybridization; Legionella species; Rapid detection method

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; HYBRIDIZATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0032883227     PISSN: 13424815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4265/bio.4.87     Document Type: Article

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