The impact of monochloramine on the diversity and dynamics of Legionella pneumophila subpopulations in a nuclear power plant cooling circuit

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 302-312

  Jakubek, Delphine ^a,b   Le Brun, Matthieu ^a   Leblon, Gerard ^b   Dubow, Michael ^b   Binet, Marie ^a  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Dynamics; IRS PCR; Legionella pneumophila; Monochloramine; Water cooling circuit

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMINE DERIVATIVE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; MONOCHLORAMINE; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

BACTERIUM; CHLORINE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COOLING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PATHOGEN; POWER PLANT; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBPOPULATION;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; DYNAMICS; IRS-PCR; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; WATER COOLING CIRCUIT;

DISINFECTION; DYNAMICS; IRS-PCR; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MONOCHLORAMINE; WATER COOLING CIRCUIT;

BIODIVERSITY; CHLORAMINES; DISINFECTANTS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 84880136966     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12121     Document Type: Article

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