Isolation and identification of Legionella pneumophila from material reclamation facilities

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 367-377

  Ali, Shanom ^a   Phillips, Carol Ann ^a   Phillips, Paul Scott ^a   Bates, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

genetic diversity; Legionella; Legionella pneumophila; material reclamation facilities

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; ELECTROKINESIS; GENETIC VARIATION; HEALTH RISK; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLING; WASTE FACILITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROTYPE;

ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENETIC VARIATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROTYPING; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 1;

EID: 77956906682     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2010.484859     Document Type: Article

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