Occurrence and control of Naegleria fowleri in drinking water wells

Giardia and Cryptosporidium: From Molecules to Diseases

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 238-247

  Gerba, Charles P ^a   Blair, Barbara L ^a   Sarkar, Payal ^a   Bright, Kelly R ^a   MacLean, R C ^b   Marciano Cabral, Francine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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