Legionella pneumophila in rainwater on roads.
During rain, transient puddles form on roads, and this water is splashed into the air by moving vehicles. To determine whether this water contains Legionella pneumophila, we collected samples from roads. We found that L. pneumophila are abundant in these puddles, especially during warm weather.
Sakamoto
Ryota
R
Kyoto University, Japan.
Ohno
Akira
A
Nakahara
Toshitaka
T
Satomura
Kazunari
K
Iwanaga
Suketaka
S
Kouyama
Yuuichiro
Y
Kura
Fumiaki
F
Kato
Naoyuki
N
Matsubayashi
Kozo
K
Okumiya
Kiyohito
K
Yamaguchi
Keizo
K
D000391:Air Microbiology; D001483:Base Sequence; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D011891:Rain / Q000382:microbiology*; D014195:Travel; D014887:Weather
D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial