The colonization of hot water systems by Legionella

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-119

  Hrubá, Libuše ^a,b  

^a Zdravotniho ustavu se sidlem v Ostrave   (Czech Republic)

^b Center of Hygienic Laboratories   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Hot water system; Legionella pneumophila; Legislation; Temperature effects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; LEGIONELLA; NONHUMAN; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

HOT TEMPERATURE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 67650911358     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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