Microbial and physicochemical parameters associated with Legionella contamination in hot water recirculation systems

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 5534-5544

  Serrano Suárez, Alejandra ^a   Dellundé, Jordi ^b   Salvadó, Humbert ^a   Cervero Aragó, Sílvia ^a   Méndez, Javier ^a   Canals, Oriol ^a   Blanco, Silvia ^c,d   Arcas, Antoni ^a   Araujo, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b JDAssessors   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^d ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Hot water; HPC; Legionella; Metals; Protozoa; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; CHLORINE; COPPER; IRON; RNA 16S; ZINC;

BACTERIUM; COLONIZATION; COPPER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROTOZOAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; GENETICS; HEAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROBIOLOGY; NURSING HOME; PSEUDOMONAS; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIAL LOAD; CHLORINE; COPPER; HOT TEMPERATURE; IRON; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NURSING HOMES; PSEUDOMONAS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SPAIN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

SPAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; PROTOZOA; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 84880632328     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1557-5     Document Type: Article

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