Recovery of Legionella species from water samples using an internal method based on ISO 11731: Suggestions for revision and implementation

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 200-206

  Ditommaso, Savina ^a   Gentile, Marino ^a   Giacomuzzi, Monica ^a   Zotti, Carla Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colture; Environmental sample; Legionella

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BUFFERED CHARCOL YEAST EXTRACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MEDIUM OF WADOWSKY AND YEE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 79955950855     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.01.013     Document Type: Article

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