Legionella pneumophila in Rainwater on Roads

Sakamoto, Ryota; Ohno, Akira; Nakahara, Toshitaka; Satomura, Kazunari; Iwanaga, Suketaka; Kouyama, Yuuichiro; Kura, Fumiaki; Kato, Naoyuki; Matsubayashi, Kozo; Okumiya, Kiyohito; Yamaguchi, Keizo

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Legionella pneumophila in Rainwater on Roads

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Aug 2009
By Sakamoto, Ryota ; Ohno, Akira ; Nakahara, Toshitaka ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Sakamoto, Ryota ; Ohno, Akira ; Nakahara, Toshitaka ; Satomura, Kazunari ; Iwanaga, Suketaka ; Kouyama, Yuuichiro ; Kura, Fumiaki ; Kato, Naoyuki ; Matsubayashi, Kozo ; Okumiya, Kiyohito ; Yamaguchi, Keizo
Description:

During rain, transient puddles form on roads, and this water is splashed into the air by moving vehicles. To determine whether this water contains Legionella pneumophila, we collected samples from roads. We found that L. pneumophila are abundant in these puddles, especially during warm weather.
Subjects:

Air Microbiology Base Sequence Communicable Diseases, Emerging Community-Acquired Infections DNA, Bacterial DNA Primers Humans Legionnaires' Disease Motor Vehicles Rain Travel Weather
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 15(8):1295-1297.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Japan
Location:

Asia
Volume:

15
Issue:

8
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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