بررسی و تشخیص آلودگی برج‎های خنک‌کننده پالایشگاه‌های کشور به باکتری Legionella pneumophila

بررسی و تشخیص آلودگی برج‎های خنک کننده پالایشگاه های کشور به باکتری legionella pneumophila

در صورت آلودگی آب برج های خنک کننده به باکتری legionella pneumophila، به دلیل وجود شرایط مناسب در این سامانه ها، باکتری مذکور می تواند به سرعت تکثیر یابد. اگر آب آلوده به صورت قطرات معلق درآید، ذرات کوچک حاوی باکتری می تواند به سیستم تنفس افراد حساس وارد شده و در صورت عدم تشخیص به موقع، منجر به بروز بیماری لژیونر و مرگ شود. در این پژوهش آلودگی برج های خنک کننده پنج پالایشگاه کشور با استفاده از ...

Investigation of Legionella Pneumophila bacteria in hospital water supply systems

Introduction: Legionella Pneumophila bacteria is known as one of the most important nosocomial infections and the most common cause of death in patients. This study was aimed to identify Legionella Pneumophila bacteria in hospital water supply systems. Material and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed to identify Legionella pneumophila in hot and cold-water systems of i...

Ultrastructure of Legionella pneumophila.

Eleven lung samples positive for Legionnaires' disease, 12 strains of Legionella pneumophila cultured on various bacteriological media, and one strain growth in the yolk sac of fertile hens' eggs were examined by negative staining, thin sectioning, and scanning electron microscopy. All organisms studied were ultrastructurally similar irrespective of strain, source, or method of cultivation, pre...

Etymologia: Legionella pneumophila

Necrotrophic growth of Legionella pneumophila.

This study examined whether Legionella pneumophila is able to thrive on heat-killed microbial cells (necrotrophy) present in biofilms or heat-treated water systems. Quantification by means of plate counting, real-time PCR, and flow cytometry demonstrated necrotrophic growth of L. pneumophila in water after 96 h, when at least 100 dead cells are available to one L. pneumophila cell. Compared to ...

Extracellular enzymes of Legionella pneumophila.

All strains of Legionella pneumophila tested produced detectable levels of extracellular protease, phosphatase, lipase, deoxyribonuclease, ribonuclease, and beta-lactamase activity. Weak starch hydrolysis was also demonstrated for all strains. Elastase, collagenase, phospholipase C, hyaluronidase, chondroitinase, neuraminidase, or coagulase were not detected in any of these laboratory-maintaine...