Stationary phase and mature infectious forms of Legionella pneumophila produce distinct viable but non-culturable cells

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 382-395

  Al Bana, Badii H ^a   Haddad, Moreen T ^a   Garduño, Rafael A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA;

DRINKING WATER; FRESH WATER; INORGANIC SALT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DRINKING WATER; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SALTS; TEMPERATURE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84892986792     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12219     Document Type: Article

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