Concentration of Naegleria fowleri in natural waters used for recreational purposes in Sonora, Mexico (November 2007-October 2008)

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-36

  Lares Villa, Fernando ^a   Hernández Peña, Claudia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE SONORA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Distribution; Most probable number; Naegleria; Thermophilic amoebae

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; MEXICO; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER METHOD; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TERRESTRIAL SURFACE WATERS; THERMOPHILE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

FRESH WATER; MEXICO; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; RECREATION; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

NAEGLERIA; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI;

EID: 77954761053     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2010.04.011     Document Type: Article

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