Legionnaires' disease (LD) is an often severe and potentially fatal form of bacterial
pneumonia caused by an extensive list of Legionella species. These ubiquitous freshwater …

Opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens are responsible for a significant number of
infections whose origin has been traced to drinking water. These opportunistic pathogens …

A two-stage chemostat model of a plumbing system was developed, with tap water as the
sole nutrient source. The model system was populated with a naturally occurring inoculum …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been identified as confirmed but until today
underestimated sources of Legionella, playing an important role in local and community …

In nature, Legionella pneumophila replicates exclusively as an intracellular parasite of
amoebae, but it also persists in the environment as a free-living microbe. Studies of how this …

Since Legionella pneumophila is an intracellular pathogen, entry into and replication within
host cells are thought to be critical to its ability to cause disease. L. pneumophila grown in …

μSERS is a new biochip technology that uses surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)
microscopy for label-free transduction. The biochip itself comprises pixels of capture …

After ingestion by macrophages, Legionella pneumophila inhibits acidification and
maturation of its phagosome. After a 6–10-h lag period, the bacteria replicate for 10–14 h …

Chloroform-soluble material was extracted from two strains of L. pneumophila serogroup 1
following growth in continuous culture. The purified material was identified as poly-3 …

Fifty strains representing 38 species of the genus Legionella were examined for biofilm
formation on glass, polystyrene, and polypropylene surfaces in static cultures at 25° C, 37° …