Presence of Legionellaceae in warm water supplies and typing of strains by polymerase chain reaction

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 147-152

  Zietz, B ^a   Wiese, J ^a   Brengelmann, F ^a   Dunkelberg, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BUILDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FATALITY; GERMANY; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLACEAE; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEROTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0035065582     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268801005015     Document Type: Article

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