TY - JOUR
T1 - Legionella pneumophila in cooling towers: Fluctuations in counts, determination of genetic variability by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE), and persistence of PFGE patterns
AU - Ragull, Sonia
AU - Garcia-Nuñez, Marian
AU - Pedro-Botet, Maria Luisa
AU - Sopena, Nieves
AU - Esteve, Maria
AU - Montenegro, Rafael
AU - Sabrià, Miquel
PY - 2007/8/1
Y1 - 2007/8/1
N2 - The concentrations of Legionella 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. Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
AB - The concentrations of Legionella 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. Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
U2 - 10.1128/AEM.00066-07
DO - 10.1128/AEM.00066-07
M3 - Article
SN - 0099-2240
VL - 73
SP - 5382
EP - 5384
JO - Applied and Environmental Microbiology
JF - Applied and Environmental Microbiology
IS - 16
ER -