Acanthamoeba isolated from contaminated groundwater

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Ramirez, Elizabeth ^a   Campoy, Emelia ^a   Matuz, Deyamira ^a   Robles, Esperanza ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; PROTOZOAN;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE MODEL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEXICO; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MEXICO; MICE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ACANTHAMOEBA;

EID: 33751362307     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00156.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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