Hartmannella vermiformis Inhibition of Legionella pneumophila Cultivability

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 715-726

  Buse, Helen Y ^a   Donohue, Maura J ^a   Ashbolt, Nicholas J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HARTMANNELLA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOWN-REGULATION; HARTMANNELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

EID: 84884415075     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-013-0250-z     Document Type: Article

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