Prevalence of Acanthamoeba from tap water in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Current Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 464-469

  Winck, Mari Aline Todero ^a   Caumo, Karin ^a   Rott, Marilise Brittes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S; PYROXYLIN; TAP WATER;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST (RESTING STAGE); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT TOLERANCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOTOLERANCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TROPHOZOITE; WATER ANALYSIS;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMEBIASIS; BRAZIL; DRINKING WATER; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 82755160817     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-011-0003-5     Document Type: Article

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