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- Title
Legionella pneumophila in Rainwater on Roads.
- Authors
Sakamoto, Ryota; Ohno, Akira; Nakahara, Toshitaka; Satomura, Kazunari; Iwanaga, Suketaka; Kouyama, Yuuichiro; Kura, Fumiaki; Kato, Naoyuki; Matsubayashi, Kozo; Okumiya, Kiyohito; Yamaguchi, Keizo
- Abstract
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
LEGIONELLA pneumophila; WATER pollution; RAINFALL; ROADS; WEATHER; LEGIONELLA
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009, Vol 15, Issue 8, p1295
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1508.090317