Seasonal distribution of Legionella spp. and L. pneumophila in a river in Taiwan evaluated with culture-confirmed and direct DNA extraction methods

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 496, Issue , 2013, Pages 100-106

  Tung, Min Che ^a   Chang, Tien Yu ^b   Hsu, Bing Mu ^c   Shen, Shu Min ^c   Huang, Jen Te ^c   Kao, Po Min ^c   Chiu, Yi Chou ^b   Fan, Cheng Wei ^c   Huang, Yu Li ^d  

^a TUNGS' TAICHUNG METROHARBOR HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gold standard; L. pneumophila; Legionella spp.; PCR; QPCR; Seasonal distribution

Indexed keywords

GOLD STANDARDS; L. PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA SPP; PCR; QPCR; SEASONAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

SURFACE WATERS; WATER TREATMENT;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIUM; COLONY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; EXTRACTION METHOD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH RISK; SEASONALITY; SURFACE WATER; WATERSHED;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84879446194     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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