Detection of Legionella, L. pneumophila and Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) along potable water Distribution Pipelines

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 7393-7405

  Whiley, Harriet ^a   Keegan, Alexandra ^b   Fallowfield, Howard ^a   Bentham, Richard ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SA WATER   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distribution systems; L. pneumophila; Legionella; Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC); Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM); Potable water; Public health

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM; BACTERIAL DNA; CHLORAMINE DERIVATIVE;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH HAZARD; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGIONELLA; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX;

CHLORAMINES; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRINKING WATER; LEGIONELLA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84904512072     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110707393     Document Type: Article

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