Searching Simkania negevensis in environmental waters

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-14

  Pérez, Leonardo Martín ^a   Codony, Francesc ^a   Ríos, Karina ^a,b   Peñuela, Gustavo ^b   Adrados, Bárbara ^a   Fittipaldi, Mariana ^a   de Dios, Gregori ^c   Morató, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^c Stenco Industrial   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTION;

CHLAMYDIALES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SPAIN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDIALES; SIMKANIA; SIMKANIA NEGEVENSIS;

EID: 84858000680     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-011-0086-1     Document Type: Article

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