Identification of 18S ribosomal DNA genotype of Acanthamoeba from hot spring recreation areas in the central range, Taiwan

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 367, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 249-254

  Hsu, Bing Mu ^a   Ma, Po Hua ^a   Liou, Tai Sheng ^a   Chen, Jung Sheng ^b   Shih, Feng Cheng ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^c YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Legionella; Spa; Spring water

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISKS; HOT SPRINGS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PATHOGENS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; CENTRAL RANGES; HOT TUBS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN PATHOGENS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MANN-WHITNEY U TESTS; MICROBIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITIES; PCR AMPLIFICATIONS; POTENTIAL THREATS; PRESENCE/ABSENCE; RIBOSOMAL DNAS; SAMPLING SITES; SEROTYPE; SPA; SPECIFIC PRIMERS; SPRING WATER; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

RECREATION CENTERS;

BACTERIUM; DNA; GENOTYPE; HEALTH RISK; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPRING WATER; THERMAL SPRING; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA GRIFFINI; ACANTHAMOEBA JACOBSI; AMOEBA (GENUS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA ERYTHRA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 61849180353     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.01.018     Document Type: Article

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