Surveillance of Legionella contamination on water supply systems of public utilizing facilities in Gwangju, Korea

Journal of Bacteriology and Virology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-28

  Kim, Sun Hee ^a   Kim, Min Ji ^a   Kee, Hye young ^a   Kim, Tae Sun ^a   Seo, Jin jong ^a   Kim, Eun Sun ^a   Park, Jong Tae ^a   Chung, Jae Keun ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Legionella; PFGE; Water supply systems

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING TOWER; GENE CLUSTER; KOREA; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; SPECIES COMPARISON; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 1;

EID: 79951520704     PISSN: 15982467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4167/jbv.2010.40.1.19     Document Type: Article

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