Isolation and identification of Legionella and their host amoebae from weak alkaline carbonate spring water using a culture method combined with PCR

Parasitology Research

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1233-1241

  Huang, Shih Wei ^a   Hsu, Bing Mu ^b   Chen, Nai Hsiung ^b   Huang, Chin Chun ^b   Huang, Kuan Hao ^b   Chen, Jung Sheng ^b,c   Kao, Po Min ^b  

^a CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CARBONIC ACID; WATER;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA JACOBSI; ALKALINITY; AMOEBA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDOSYMBIOSIS; HARTMANNELLA; HARTMANNELLA VERMIFORMIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA RUBRILUCENS; LEGIONELLA WALTERSII; LEGIONELLACEAE; NAEGLERIA; NAEGLERIA AUSTRALIENSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ACANTHAMOEBA; HARTMANNELLA; LEGIONELLA; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; NAEGLERIA; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAIWAN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA JACOBSI; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; HARTMANNELLA; HARTMANNELLA VERMIFORMIS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA FAIRFIELDENSIS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA RUBRILUCENS; LEGIONELLA WALTERSII; NAEGLERIA; NAEGLERIA AUSTRALIENSIS;

EID: 82955227452     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2366-8     Document Type: Article

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