Investigation of Legionella pneumophila in thermal pools of the hot springs in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey;İç Anadolu Bölgesi̇nde bulunan kaplicalarin termal havuz sularinda Legionella pneumophila araştirmasi

Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 237-246

  Alim, Ahmet ^a   Hakgüdener, Yahya ^b   Poyraz, Ömer ^b  

^a Il Halk Sagligi Laboratuvari   (Turkey)

^b CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hot spring; Legionella pneumophila; Legionnaires' disease; Thermal pool

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANISOMYCIN; ANTISERUM; BROMCRESOL PURPLE; BROMOTHYMOL BLUE; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; GLYCINE; POLYMYXIN B; VANCOMYCIN; MINERAL WATER;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLONY FORMATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FILTRATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; PH; SEROTYPE; SWIMMING POOL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT; BALNEOTHERAPY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD;

BALNEOLOGY; HEALTH RESORTS; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MINERAL WATERS; TURKEY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0038721108     PISSN: 03749096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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