Long-term persistence of a single Legionella pneumophila strain possessing the mip gene in a municipal shower despite repeated cycles of chlorination

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-159

  Cooper, I R ^a   White, J ^b   Mahenthiralingam, E ^b   Hanlon, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Chlorination; Disinfection; Legionella pneumophila; Persistence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN MIP; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; IN VITRO STUDY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MICROBIAL GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEROTYPE; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLORINE; CITIES; DISINFECTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; PEPTIDYLPROLYL ISOMERASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 50849099467     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.06.015     Document Type: Article

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