A new pentaplex-nested PCR to detect five pathogenic bacteria in free living amoebae

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 493-502

  Calvo, L ^a   Gregorio, I ^a   Garcia A ^b   Fernandez M T ^b   Goni P ^b   Clavel, A ^b   Peleato, M L ^a   Fillat, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amoebae resistant pathogens; Legionella; Microcystis; Mycobacterium; Pseudomonas; Vibrio

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; DISINFECTION; PROTOZOA; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

LEGIONELLA; MICROCYSTIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN; TOXIC ORGANISM; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

AMOEBA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREE LIVING AMOEBA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PENTAPLEX NESTED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ARAGON; SPAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MYCOBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84871521747     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.09.039     Document Type: Article

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