Comparison of methods for isolation of mycobacteria from water

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 547-552

  Neumann, Mark ^a   Schulze Röbbecke, Roland ^b   Hagenau, Claudia ^a   Behringer, Katja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; SIPROETA STELENES;

EID: 0343472053     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.2.547-552.1997     Document Type: Article

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