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- Title
Legionella Occurrence beyond Cooling Towers and Premise Plumbing.
- Authors
Schwake, David Otto; Alum, Absar; Abbaszadegan, Morteza
- Abstract
Legionella is an environmental pathogen that is responsible for respiratory disease and is a common causative agent of water-related outbreaks. Due to their ability to survive in a broad range of environments, transmission of legionellosis is possible from a variety of sources. Unfortunately, a disproportionate amount of research that is devoted to studying the occurrence of Legionella in environmental reservoirs is aimed toward cooling towers and premise plumbing. As confirmed transmission of Legionella has been linked to many other sources, an over-emphasis on the most common sources may be detrimental to increasing understanding of the spread of legionellosis. This review aims to address this issue by cataloguing studies which have examined the occurrence of Legionella in less commonly investigated environments. By summarizing and discussing reports of Legionella in fresh water, ground water, saltwater, and distribution system drinking water, future environmental and public health researchers will have a resource to aid in investigating these pathogens in relevant sources.
- Subjects
COOLING towers; LEGIONELLA; GROUNDWATER; FRESH water; PLUMBING; DRINKING water; ENVIRONMENTAL health
- Publication
Microorganisms, 2021, Vol 9, Issue 12, p2543
- ISSN
2076-2607
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/microorganisms9122543