Detection limits of Legionella pneumophila in environmental samples after co-culture with Acanthamoeba polyphaga

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Conza, Lisa ^a   Casati, Simona ^a   Gaia, Valeria ^a  

^a Cantonal Institute of Microbiology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Air; Bioaerosol; Co culture; Compost; Culture; Detection limit; Legionella

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COCULTURE; COMPOST; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NONHUMAN;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LIMIT OF DETECTION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 84874218515     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-49     Document Type: Article

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