Evaluation of the Cape Town Protocol for the isolation of Campylobacter spp. from environmental waters

Water SA

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 225-229

  Diergaardt, S M ^a   Venter, S N ^a   Chalmers, M ^a   Theron, J ^a   Brozel V S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arcobacter; Campylobacter; Water borne pathogens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; WATER FILTRATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL WATER;

WATER;

BACTERIUM; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARCOBACTER; ARCOBACTER BUTZLERI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 0038178400     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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