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Legionella confirmation in cooling tower water: Comparison of culture, real-time PCR and next generation sequencing

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the presence of Legionella spp in cooling tower water. Legionella proliferation in cooling tower water has serious public health implications as it can be transmitted to humans via aerosols and cause Legionnaires’ disease. METHODS: Samples of cooling tower water were colle...

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Autores principales: Farhat, Maha, Shaheed, Raja A., Al-Ali, Haidar H., Al-Ghamdi, Abdullah S., Al-Hamaqi, Ghadeer M., Maan, Hawraa S., Al-Mahfoodh, Zainab A., Al-Seba, Hussain Z.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5885089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29436561
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.2.21587

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