Legionella pneumophila in Domestic Hot Water Systems: Evaluation of Detection Methods and Environmental Factors Affecting Survival
Legionella is the causative agent of Legionnairesâ disease which hospitalizes 8,000 to 18,000 people in the United States each year. The disease in transmitted through inhalation or aspiration of water containing the bacterium and can be acquired within the home. Studies have found that 0-37% of...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36046 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12102007-140222/ |