Evaluation of power ultrasound for disinfection of both Legionella pneumophila and its environmental host Acanthamoeba castellanii

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 703-710

  Declerck, Priscilla ^a   Vanysacker, Louise ^a   Hulsmans, Ann ^b   Lambert, Nico ^b   Liers, Sven ^b   Ollevier, Frans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Associatie KULeuven   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba castellanii; Cysts; Human pathogen; Legionella pneumophila; Power ultrasound; Trophozoites

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA;

ACANTHAMEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA; CYST; HUMAN PATHOGENS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLAE; POWER SETTINGS; POWER ULTRASOUND; TROPHOZOITE; VIABLE BUT NON-CULTURABLE;

ULTRASONICS;

BACTERIUM; CYST; DISINFECTION; PATHOGEN; ULTRASONICS;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYST; DISINFECTION; GENE REPLICATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOZOITE; ULTRASOUND; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 76049109810     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.09.062     Document Type: Article

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