Mycobacterium gilvum illustrates size-correlated relationships between mycobacteria and Acanthamoeba polyphaga

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1606-1611

  Lamrabet, Otmane ^a   Drancourt, Michel ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMOEBAL TROPHOZOITES; COCULTURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; MICROBIAL ENUMERATION; NEGATIVE CONTROL; OPTICAL AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; SOIL AND WATER;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOLOGY;

CORRELATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROSCOPY; SURVIVAL;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL LOAD; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; BACTERIAL LOAD; CELL SURVIVAL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA;

EID: 84874704274     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03765-12     Document Type: Article

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