Corrigendum: Incidence of Legionella and heterotrophic bacteria in household rainwater tanks in Azumino, Nagano prefecture, Japan. Microbiology and Immunology, 58: 15-21. DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12113;Incidence of Legionella and heterotrophic bacteria in household rainwater tanks in Azumino, Nagano prefecture, Japan

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 15-21

  Kobayashi, Michiko ^a   Oana, Kozue ^a,b   Kawakami, Yoshiyuki ^a,b  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heterotrophic bacteria; Legionella; Rainwater; Storage tank

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; RAIN;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM; CELL COUNT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HETEROTROPH; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIUM; HOUSEHOLD; JAPAN; LEGIONELLA; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAINWATER TANK; TANK; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER SAMPLING; BACTERIAL LOAD; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SEASON; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIAL LOAD; HUMANS; JAPAN; LEGIONELLA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAIN; SEASONS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84892462824     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12136     Document Type: Erratum

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