Overview of Waterborne Pathogens

Waterborne Pathogens: Detection Methods and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 9-40

  Bridle, Helen ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Disease outbreaks; Environmental persistence; Helminth; Infectious dose; Protozoa; Resistance to disinfection; Virus; Waterborne pathogens

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904080849     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59543-0.00002-5     Document Type: Chapter

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