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 Legionellapneumophila, we collected samples from roads. We found that L. pneumophila are abundant in these puddles, especially during warm weather.
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| author | Ryota Sakamoto Akira Ohno Toshitaka Nakahara Kazunari Satomura Suketaka Iwanaga Yuuichiro Kouyama Fumiaki Kura Naoyuki Kato Kozo Matsubayashi Kiyohito Okumiya Keizo Yamaguchi |
| author_facet | Ryota Sakamoto Akira Ohno Toshitaka Nakahara Kazunari Satomura Suketaka Iwanaga Yuuichiro Kouyama Fumiaki Kura Naoyuki Kato Kozo Matsubayashi Kiyohito Okumiya Keizo Yamaguchi |
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| description | During rain, transient puddles form on roads, and this water is splashed into the air by moving vehicles. To determine whether this water contains Legionellapneumophila, we collected samples from roads. We found that L. pneumophila are abundant in these puddles, especially during warm weather. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b47d464a2153463fb659770ffa8087d82022-12-22T01:09:41ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592009-08-011581295129710.3201/eid1508.090317Legionella pneumophila in Rainwater on RoadsRyota SakamotoAkira OhnoToshitaka NakaharaKazunari SatomuraSuketaka IwanagaYuuichiro KouyamaFumiaki KuraNaoyuki KatoKozo MatsubayashiKiyohito OkumiyaKeizo YamaguchiDuring rain, transient puddles form on roads, and this water is splashed into the air by moving vehicles. To determine whether this water contains Legionellapneumophila, we collected samples from roads. We found that L. pneumophila are abundant in these puddles, especially during warm weather.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/8/09-0317_articleLegionnaires’ diseaseLegionella pneumophilarainbacteriologybacteriaJapan |
| spellingShingle | Ryota Sakamoto Akira Ohno Toshitaka Nakahara Kazunari Satomura Suketaka Iwanaga Yuuichiro Kouyama Fumiaki Kura Naoyuki Kato Kozo Matsubayashi Kiyohito Okumiya Keizo Yamaguchi Legionella pneumophila in Rainwater on Roads Emerging Infectious Diseases Legionnaires’ disease Legionella pneumophila rain bacteriology bacteria Japan |
| title | Legionella pneumophila in Rainwater on Roads |
| title_full | Legionella pneumophila in Rainwater on Roads |
| title_fullStr | Legionella pneumophila in Rainwater on Roads |
| title_full_unstemmed | Legionella pneumophila in Rainwater on Roads |
| title_short | Legionella pneumophila in Rainwater on Roads |
| title_sort | legionella pneumophila in rainwater on roads |
| topic | Legionnaires’ disease Legionella pneumophila rain bacteriology bacteria Japan |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/8/09-0317_article |
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