Acanthamoeba in the domestic water supply of huntington, West Virginia U.S.A.

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-15

  Trzyna, Wendy C ^a   Mbugua, Margaret W ^a   Rogerson, Andrew ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Amoebae; Amoebic keratitis; Chlorine tolerance; Tap water

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77952562501     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: 16890027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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