Legionella is an opportunistic waterborne pathogen associated with Legionnaires' disease
and Pontiac fever. Despite improved public awareness, the incidence of Legionella …

Legionella is responsible for the life-threatening pneumonia commonly known as
Legionnaires' disease or legionellosis. Legionellosis is known to be preventable if proper …

Phosphate-based drinking water softeners are commonly used to prevent scale formation in
drinking water distribution infrastructure. The main reason for drinking water softening is …

Understanding the actual distribution of different Legionella species in water networks would
help prevent outbreaks. Culture investigations followed by serological agglutination tests …

The use of pulsed electric fields (PEF) as a nonthermal technology for the decontamination
of foods is of growing interest. This study aimed to enhance the inactivation of Escherichia …

The good installation, as well as commissioning plan, of a water network is a crucial step in
reducing the risk of waterborne diseases. The aim of this study was to monitor the …

In man-made water distribution systems, Legionella community interactions remain
unknown, due to their ability to change from sessile to planktonic states or live in viable but …

In this study, we aimed to associate the molecular typing of Legionella isolates with a culture
technique during routine Legionella hospital environmental surveillance in hot water …

SUMMARY Background Since 2000, the National Health System has adopted international
guidelines for assessing Legionella spp. in hospital water systems. The control of water …

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 …