Legionella pneumophila in Cooling Towers: Fluctuations in Counts, Determination of Genetic Variability by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE), and Persistence of PFGE Patterns | Zendy

Sonia Ragull | Zendy; Marian García-Núñez | Zendy; María Luisa Pedro-Botet | Zendy; Nieves Sopena | Zendy; María Esteve | Zendy; R. Montenegro | Zendy; Miquel Sabrià | Zendy

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Legionella pneumophila in Cooling Towers: Fluctuations in Counts, Determination of Genetic Variability by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE), and Persistence of PFGE Patterns

Author(s) -

Sonia Ragull,

Marian García-Núñez,

María Luisa Pedro-Botet,

Nieves Sopena,

María Esteve,

R. Montenegro,

Miquel Sabrià

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

applied and environmental microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552

H-Index - 324

eISSN - 1070-6291

pISSN - 0099-2240

DOI - 10.1128/aem.00066-07

Subject(s) - pulsed field gel electrophoresis , legionella pneumophila , gel electrophoresis , legionella , biology , persistence (discontinuity) , legionnaires' disease , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , bacteria , genotype , gene , geotechnical engineering , engineering

The concentrations ofLegionella pneumophila in cooling towers may vary considerably over short periods of time, producing significant fluctuations throughout the year. Despite genetic variability, in small geographical areas the same indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns may be shared among different cooling towers and persist over time.

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