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Environmental Survey of Legionella pneumophila in Hot Springs in Taiwan

Yusen E. LinGraduate Institute of Environmental Education and Center for Environmental Laboratory Services, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Wen-ming LuGraduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Hsin-I HuangDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Wen-kuei HuangDepartment of Pathology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Pages 84-87 | Received 14 Sep 2005, Accepted 07 Feb 2006, Published online: 24 Feb 2007

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