Rapid enumeration of active legionella pneumophila in freshwater environments by the microcolony method combined with direct fluorescent antibody staining

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 324-326

  Baba, Takashi ^a   Inoue, Naoko ^a   Yamaguchi, Nobuyasu ^a   Nasu, Masao ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Freshwater; Growth activity; Legionella pneumophila; Microcolony; Rapid enumeration

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FRESH WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; STAINING;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL LOAD; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FRESH WATER; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 84867859847     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.ME11324     Document Type: Article

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