Methodologies for quantifying culturable, viable, and total Legionella pneumophila in indoor air

Indoor Air

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 291-299

  Chang, C W ^a   Chou, F C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol; Culture; Ethidium monoazide; Legionella pneumophila; Quantitative PCR; Samping

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR FILTERS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; FILTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BIOAEROSOLS; CULTURABLE; CULTURE; DEIONISED WATERS; ETHIDIUM MONOAZIDE; GELATIN FILTERS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; POLYCARBONATE FILTERS; QUANTITATIVE PCR; SAMPING;

DEIONIZED WATER;

LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 79960125422     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2010.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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