Enumeration of Legionella CFU by colony hybridization using specific DNA probes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 6466-6470

  Satoh, Wakako ^a   Nakata, Mayumi ^b   Yamamoto, Hiroyuki ^c   Ezaki, Takayuki ^d   Hiramatsu, Keiichi ^e  

^a KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^b Kurita Sogo Service Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENES; WATER COOLING TOWERS;

COLONY HYBRIDIZATION (CH);

MICROBIOLOGY;

HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CYTOLYSIS; DNA PROBE; LEGIONELLA; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; LEGIONELLA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036951933     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.12.6466-6470.2002     Document Type: Article

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