Prevalence of Acanthamoeba spp. and other free-living amoebae in household water, Ohio, USA - 1990-1992

Parasitology Research

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 621-627

  Stockman, Lauren J ^a   Wright, Carolyn J ^a   Visvesvara, Govinda S ^a   Fields, Barry S ^a   Beach, Michael J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HARTMANNELLA; HOUSEHOLD; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES COMPARISON; UNITED STATES; VAHLKAMPFIA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMOEBA; BIOFILMS; HARTMANNELLA; OHIO; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; HARTMANNELLA; VAHLKAMPFIA;

EID: 79955931962     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-2120-7     Document Type: Article

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