Sampling strategy, occurrence and diversity of free-living protozoa in domestic refrigerators

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1566-1578

  Vaerewijck, M J M ^a   Sabbe, K ^a   Van Hende, J ^a   Bare J ^a   Houf, K ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

50 limit of detection; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Domestic refrigerator; Free living protozoa; Hygiene status; Microscopy; Persistent flora; Sampling method

Indexed keywords

COTTON; ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTOZOA; REFRIGERATORS; WOOL; YARN;

50% LIMIT OF DETECTION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DOMESTIC REFRIGERATORS; FREE LIVINGS; FREE-LIVING PROTOZOA; HYGIENE STATUS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PERSISTENT FLORA; PLASTIC SURFACES; SAMPLING METHOD;

ROOFS;

PLASTIC;

ELECTROKINESIS; INDOOR AIR; MICROSCOPY; PLASTIC; PROTOZOAN; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WOOL;

ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; AMOEBOZOA; ARTICLE; CERCOZOA; CHILOMONAS PARAMECIUM; CHROMALVEOLATA; COTTON; CYST (RESTING STAGE); ENRICHMENT CULTURE; EXCAVATA; MORPHOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPISTHOKONTA; OXNERELLA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PROTOZOON; REFRIGERATOR; RHIZARIA; TEMPERATURE; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; TROPHOZOITE; TUBULINEA; WOOL;

ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; CERCOZOA; CRYPTOMONAS PARAMECIUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS; TUBULINEA;

EID: 78650445799     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04783.x     Document Type: Article

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