Legionella pneumophila in the environment: The occurrence of a fastidious bacterium in oligotrophic conditions

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 61-74

  Devos, Liesbet ^a   Boon, Nico ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Ecology; Microbial hotspot; Nutrients; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 26444472805     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-004-8174-1     Document Type: Review

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