Detection and identification of Legionella species in hospital water supplies through polymerase chain reaction (16S rRNA)

Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Rafiee, Mohammad ^a   Jahangiri Rad, Mahsa ^b   Hajjaran, Homa ^c   Mesdaghinia, Alireza ^d   Hajaghazadeh, Mohammad ^e  

^a ALBORZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; DNA extraction; Hospital water supplies; Legionella; PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; DETECTION METHOD; DNA; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84904700887     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2052336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2052-336X-12-83     Document Type: Article

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