Identification of the Naegleria species in natural watersheds used for drinking and recreational purposes in Taiwan

Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)

Volumn 138, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 893-898

  Kao, Po Min ^a   Hsu, Bing Mu ^a   Chiu, Yi Chou ^b   Chen, Nai Hsiung ^a   Huang, Kuan Hao ^a   Shen, Shu Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Free living amoeboflagellate; Naegleria spp.; Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; FREE-LIVING AMOEBOFLAGELLATE; NAEGLERIA SPP; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; PRIMARY AMOEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; WATER TEMPERATURES; WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATERSHEDS;

RIVERS;

FLAGELLATE; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLING; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT; WATERSHED;

TAIWAN;

NAEGLERIA; NAEGLERIA AMERICANA; NAEGLERIA AUSTRALIENSIS; NAEGLERIA CLARKI; NAEGLERIA DOBSONI; NAEGLERIA GALLICA; NAEGLERIA GRUBERI; NAEGLERIA PHILIPPINENSIS; NAEGLERIA SCHUSTERI;

EID: 84878347866     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000549     Document Type: Article

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