Presence and Persistence of Viable, Clinically Relevant Legionella pneumophila Bacteria in Garden Soil in the Netherlands
Garden soils were investigated as reservoirs and potential sources of pathogenic Legionella bacteria. Legionella bacteria were detected in 22 of 177 garden soil samples (12%) by amoebal coculture. Of these 22 Legionella-positive soil samples, seven contained Legionella pneumophila. Several other spe...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4988192/ |