title: Legionella pneumophila in rainwater on roads.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryota
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: Toshitaka
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakahara
authors.forename: Kazunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satomura
authors.forename: Suketaka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwanaga
authors.forename: Yuuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kouyama
authors.forename: Fumiaki
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kura
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Kozo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsubayashi
authors.forename: Kiyohito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okumiya
authors.forename: Keizo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial