Legionella anisa, a possible indicator of water contamination by Legionella pneumophila

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-59

  Van Der Mee Marquet, Nathalie ^a   Domelier, Anne Sophie ^a   Arnault, Laurence ^a   Bloc, Daniel ^a   Laudat, Patrice ^b   Hartemann, Philippe ^c   Quentin, Roland ^a  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b Laboratoire d'Analyses Médicales Arnaud   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RISK; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA ANISA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA ANISA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 30744458141     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.1.56-59.2006     Document Type: Article

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