title: Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from hotels of Greece.
abstract: Twenty water samples collected from 6 hotels situated in various areas of Greece were examined for the presence of Legionella pneumophila and Legionella-like organisms. Five of the six hotels included in this investigation were associated with cases of legionellosis. Legionella pneumophila serogroups 1 and 8 were isolated from four of six hotels, mainly from the hot water supply system. This is the first isolation and identification of L. pneumophila in Greece.
authors.affiliation: Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Greece.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Alexiou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antoniadis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Papapaganagiotou
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stefanou
mesh_terms: D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D012703:Serotyping; D014195:Travel; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014881:Water Supply