Effect of thermal treatment on free-living amoeba inactivation

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 728-736

  Cervero Arago S ^a   Rodriguez Martinez S ^a   Canals, O ^a   Salvado H ^a   Araujo, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Amoeba; Dialysis; Disinfection; Hartmannella; Thermal

Indexed keywords

DIALYSIS; HEAT TREATMENT; POTABLE WATER; STRAIN; WATER TREATMENT; WATERWORKS;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMEBA; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; FREE LIVINGS; HARTMANNELLUM; LIFE STAGES; THERMAL;

DISINFECTION;

AGAR;

CYST; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; MICROCOSM; RECOLONIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ARTICLE; CELL SUSPENSION; CYST (RESTING STAGE); HARTMANNELLA; HARTMANNELLA VERMIFORMIS; MICROCOSM; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TROPHOZOITE; ACANTHAMOEBA; DISINFECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

ACANTHAMOEBA; HARTMANNELLA; HARTMANNELLA VERMIFORMIS; LEGIONELLA;

ACANTHAMOEBA; DISINFECTION; HARTMANNELLA; TEMPERATURE; TROPHOZOITES;

EID: 84893947329     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12379     Document Type: Article

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