Legionella: from environmental habitats to disease pathology, detection and control
Open Access
- 1 August 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 1 (4) , 283-293
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1462-2920.1999.00046.x
Abstract
Studies on Legionella show a continuum from environment to human disease. Legionellosis is caused by Legionella species acquired from environmental sources, principally water sources such as cooling ...Keywords
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