Impact of climate change on pathogenic aquatic microorganisms: Some examples;Effet du changement climatique sur les micro-organismes aquatiques pathogènes: Quelques exemples

Environnement, Risques et Sante

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-321

  De Toni, Arianna ^a   Touron Bodilis, Aurélie ^a   Wallet, France ^a  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

Amoeba; Climate; Cyanobacteria; Legionella; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AMOEBA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CYANOBACTERIUM; LEGIONELLA; PATHOGENICITY; PROTOZOON; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; LEGIONELLA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 68549090740     PISSN: 16350421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ers.2009.0274     Document Type: Article

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