Molecular survey of the occurrence of legionella spp., mycobacterium spp., pseudomonas aeruginosa, and amoeba hosts in two chloraminated drinking water distribution systems

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 6285-6294

  Wang, Hong ^a   Edwards, Marc ^a   Falkinham, Joseph O ^b   Pruden, Amy ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; ABIOTIC FACTORS; ACANTHAMOEBA; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS; IN-BUILDINGS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA SPP; MOLECULAR SURVEYS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS; QUANTITATIVE PCR; TERMINAL RESTRICTION FRAGMENTS; WATER SYSTEM;

BACTERIA; GENES; PLUMBING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATERWORKS;

PATHOGENS;

CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIOTIC FACTOR; BUILDING; DRINKING WATER; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

AMOEBOZOA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGIONELLA; METAGENOME; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

AMOEBOZOA; BACTERIAL LOAD; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANTS; DRINKING WATER; LEGIONELLA; METAGENOME; MYCOBACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ACANTHAMOEBA; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; HARTMANNELLA VERMIFORMIS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84866169177     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01492-12     Document Type: Article

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