Survival of Salmonella typhi and Shigella flexneri in different water samples and at different temperatures

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 307-310

  Uyanik, M Hamidullah ^a   Yazgi, Halil ^a   Ayyildiz, Ahmet ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Salmonella typhi; Shigella flexneri; Survival of bacteria; Waterborne infections

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AQUEOUS MEDIUM; CHLORINATED WATERS; DISTILLED WATER; NACL SOLUTIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SURVIVAL OF BACTERIA; WATER SAMPLES; WATERBORNE INFECTIONS;

WATER POLLUTION;

SODIUM CHLORIDE; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 48749131745     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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