Ecological behaviour of three serogroups of legionella pneumophila within a model plumbing system

Biofouling

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-172

  Messi, P ^a   Anacarso, I ^a   Bargellini, A ^a   Bondi, M ^a   Marchesi, I ^a   de Niederhausern, S ^a   Borella, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin like substances; Biofilm; Legionella pneumophila; Model plumbing system; Parasitism studies; Serogroups

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; BACTERIUM; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOFILM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARASITISM; PLANKTON; PROTOZOAN; SESSILE SPECIES;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIOFILM; CLASSIFICATION; ECOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ECOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; ITALY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79960208123     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2010.551190     Document Type: Article

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