The occurrence of Naegleria fowleri in recreational waters in Arizona

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1322-1330

  Sifuentes, Laura Y ^a   Choate, Brittany L ^a   Gerba, Charles P ^a   Bright, Kelly R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

ecology; Naegleria fowleri; occurrence; seasonality; surface waters; thermophilic amoebae

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LAKES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SURFACE WATERS;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAS; LOWER AVERAGE; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; OCCURRENCE; RECREATIONAL WATER; SEASONALITY; THERMOPHILIC AMOEBAE;

PROTOZOA;

SURFACE WATER; FRESH WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; TURBIDITY; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WINTER; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LAKE; PARASITOLOGY; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

ARIZONA; FRESH WATER; LAKES; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84903520173     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2014.910342     Document Type: Article

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