ArticleThe Science of the total environment2021
Quantification of Legionella pneumophila by qPCR and culture in tap water with different concentrations of residual disinfectants and heterotrophic bacteria.
Article in The Science of the total environment, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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Abstract
Legionellosis prevalence is increasing in the United States. This disease is caused primarily by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila found in water and transmitted by aerosol inhalation. This pathogen has a slow growth rate and can "hide" in amoeba, making it difficult to monitor by the traditional culture method on selective media. Tap water samples (n = 358) collected across the United States were tested for L. pneumophila by both culture and quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR). The presence of other bacteria was quantified by heterotrophic plate counts (HPC). Residual disinfectant concentrations (free chlorine or monochloramine) were measured in all samples. Legionella pneumophila had the highest prevalence and concentration in the chlorinated water samples that had a free‑chlorine value of less than 0.2 mg Cl
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