Environmental persistence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia multivorans in sea water: Preliminary evidence of a viable but non-culturable state

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 129-131

  Moore, J E ^a,c   Nagano, Y ^a   Millar, B C ^a   McCalmont, M ^a   Elborn, J S ^a,b   Rendall, J ^b   Pattison, S ^c   Dooley, J S G ^c   Goldsmith, C E ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA MULTIVORANS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPUTUM; SWIMMING; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BURKHOLDERIA MULTIVORANS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 34748893565     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2007.11978100     Document Type: Article

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