Susceptibilities of Algae and Legionella pneumophila to Cooling Tower Biocides
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Enumeration of Legionella pneumophila in cooling tower water systems.
Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, is known to colonise and frequently grow in cooling tower waters. Disease is acquired by inhaling aerosol contaminated by legionellae. Determination of the count of Legionella pneumophila in cooling tower waters may, therefore, be useful for risk assessment. In our survey, 103 water samples from 50 cooling towers were examine...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.45.4.1254-1260.1983