Quality and quantity detection of Legionella in environment water samples

Y. Alyapkina, I. Tartakovsky, T. Karpova, D. Varlamov, Y. Pashko, Y. Dronina (Moscow, Russian Federation)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Diagnostic tests in lower respiratory tract infections
Session: Diagnostic tests in lower respiratory tract infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2213
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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