Evaluation of detection methods for Legionella species using seeded water samples

Water SA

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 523-527

  Bartie, C ^a   Venter, S N ^b   Nel, L H ^b  

^a National Centre for Occupational Health   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; FILTRATION; PORE SIZE; WATER;

NITRO-CELLULOSE FILTERS;

MICROORGANISMS;

DETECTION METHOD; MEMBRANE; MICROORGANISM; SAMPLING; WATER QUALITY;

LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 1;

EID: 0034781844     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v27i4.4966     Document Type: Article

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