Prevalence of Infection-Competent Serogroup 6 <italic toggle="yes">Legionella pneumophila</italic> within Premise Plumbing in Southeast Michigan

ABSTRACT Coinciding with major changes to its municipal water system, Flint, MI, endured Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks in 2014 and 2015. By sampling premise plumbing in Flint in the fall of 2016, we found that 12% of homes harbored legionellae, a frequency similar to that in residences in neighbor...

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Main Authors: Brenda G. Byrne, Sarah McColm, Shawn P. McElmurry, Paul E. Kilgore, Joanne Sobeck, Rick Sadler, Nancy G. Love, Michele S. Swanson
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b5f4ff59727b4d24bae32d62c77ca9c8
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