Isolation and identification of microbes associated with mobile phones in Dammam in eastern Saudi Arabia

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-14

  Al Abdalall, Amira H A ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Microbial of mobile phones; Pathogenic bacteria; Pseudomonas; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857703209     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-1683.68783     Document Type: Article

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