Legionella pneumophila Cas2 promotes the expression of small heat shock protein C2 that is required for thermal tolerance and optimal intracellular infection

JA Campbell, NP Cianciotto - Infection and immunity, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Previously, we demonstrated that Cas2 encoded within the CRISPR-Cas locus of Legionella
pneumophila strain 130b promotes the ability of the Legionella pathogen to infect amoebal …

[HTML][HTML] Legionnaires' Disease Surveillance and Public Health Policies in Italy: A Mathematical Model for Assessing Prevention Strategies

V Romano Spica, P Borella, A Bruno, C Carboni… - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Legionella is the pathogen that causes Legionnaires' disease, an increasingly prevalent and
sometimes fatal disease worldwide. In 2021, 97% of cases in Europe were caused by …

Legionella anisa or Legionella bozemanii? Traditional and molecular techniques as support in the environmental surveillance of a hospital water network

O De Giglio, M D'Ambrosio, V Spagnuolo… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Understanding the actual distribution of different Legionella species in water networks would
help prevent outbreaks. Culture investigations followed by serological agglutination tests …

Low-temperature phenol-degrading microbial agent: Construction and mechanism

Y Yang, Y Zhang, C Liu, Z Su, R Zhao, J Zhou - Archives of Microbiology, 2023 - Springer
In this study, three cold-tolerant phenol-degrading strains, Pseudomonas veronii Ju-A1 (Ju-
A1), Leifsonia naganoensis Ju-A4 (Ju-A4), and Rhodococcus qingshengii Ju-A6 (Ju-A6) …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence of Uncultured Legionella spp. in Treated Wastewater Effluent and Its Impact on Human Health (SCA.Re.S Project)

O De Giglio, G Diella, F Bagordo, AF Savino… - Pathogens, 2024 - mdpi.com
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) provide optimal conditions for the environmental
spread of Legionella. As part of the Evaluation of Sanitary Risk Related to the Discharge of …

Temperature as a determining factor in the occurrence of Legionella sp. bacteria in hot water systems in hospitals and social welfare homes

A Szczepanek, A Strzelecka, E Zieba… - Annals of Agricultural …, 2024 - agro.icm.edu.pl
Abstract Introduction and Objective. Water in installations in hospitals and social welfare
homes (SWHs) should meet the requirements of the Directive of the European Parliament …

[HTML][HTML] The Contribution of Legionella anisa to Legionella Contamination of Water in the Built Environment

B Crook, C Young, C Rideout… - International Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Legionella bacteria can proliferate in poorly maintained water systems, posing risks to users.
All Legionella species are potentially pathogenic, but Legionella pneumophila (L …

Multi-criterion analysis of the effect of physico-chemical microbiological agents on Legionella detection in hotel water distribution systems in Crete

D Chochlakis, V Sandalakis, A Ntoukakis… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Water distribution systems in hotels have been related to outbreaks caused by
Legionella spp. Certain measures, including disinfection by chlorination, maintaining …

Combining Traditional and Molecular Techniques Supports the Discovery of a Novel Legionella Species During Environmental Surveillance in a Healthcare Facility

L Girolamini, MR Pascale, M Mazzotta… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Legionella surveillance plays a significant role not only to prevent the risk of infection but
also to study the ecology of isolates, their characteristics, and how their prevalence changes …

Legionella

Y Zhu, D Liu - Molecular Medical Microbiology, 2024 - Elsevier
Legionella is a gram-negative bacterium that demonstrates the capacity to form and thrive in
biofilms, and invade and replicate in free-living amoebae as well as mammalian …