Aeromonas spp. and microbial indicators in raw drinking water sources

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 516-521

  Di Bari, Marisa ^a   Elayse M , Hachich ^a   Adalgisa M J , Melo ^a   Sato, Maria I Z ^a,b  

^a Secretaria do Estado do Meio Ambiente   (Brazil)

^b Cia de Tecnologia de Saneamento Ambiental   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; Heat labile toxin; Microbial indicators; Raw drinking water

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS ALLOSACCHAROPHILA; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS JANDAEI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 36248943610     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822007000300025     Document Type: Article

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