Presence of Legionella and Free-Living Amoebae in Composts and Bioaerosols from Composting Facilities

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

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

^a Cantonal Institute of Microbiology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; AEROSOL; AMOEBOZOA; ARTICLE; COCULTURE; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA BOZEMANII; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NAEGLERIA; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; STENAMOEBA; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VERMAMOEBA;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AMOEBA; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLOSIS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NAEGLERIA;

EID: 84879764195     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068244     Document Type: Article

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