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Environmental factors affecting the survival of soil dwelling Legionella longbeachae in water
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 23 (2016), 3; 452-455. https://doi.org/10.5604/12321966.1219186
Potočnjak, Mia; Magdalenić, Zlatko; Dijan, Marija; Rebić, Danica; Gobin, Ivana

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Potočnjak, M., Magdalenić, Z., Dijan, M., Rebić, D. & Gobin, I. (2016). Environmental factors affecting the survival of soil dwelling Legionella longbeachae in water. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 23. (3), 452-455. doi: 10.5604/12321966.1219186

Potočnjak, Mia, et al. "Environmental factors affecting the survival of soil dwelling Legionella longbeachae in water." Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, vol. 23, no. 3, 2016, pp. 452-455. https://doi.org/10.5604/12321966.1219186

Potočnjak, Mia, Zlatko Magdalenić, Marija Dijan, Danica Rebić and Ivana Gobin. "Environmental factors affecting the survival of soil dwelling Legionella longbeachae in water." Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 23, no. 3 (2016): 452-455. https://doi.org/10.5604/12321966.1219186

Potočnjak, M., et al. (2016) 'Environmental factors affecting the survival of soil dwelling Legionella longbeachae in water', Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 23(3), pp. 452-455. doi: 10.5604/12321966.1219186

Potočnjak M, Magdalenić Z, Dijan M, Rebić D, Gobin I. Environmental factors affecting the survival of soil dwelling Legionella longbeachae in water. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine [Internet]. 2016 [cited 2024 May 03];23(3):452-455. doi: 10.5604/12321966.1219186

M. Potočnjak, Z. Magdalenić, M. Dijan, D. Rebić and I. Gobin, "Environmental factors affecting the survival of soil dwelling Legionella longbeachae in water", Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 452-455, 2016. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:739411. [Accessed: 03 May 2024]

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Title (english)Environmental factors affecting the survival of soil dwelling Legionella longbeachae in water
AuthorMia Potočnjak
AuthorZlatko Magdalenić
AuthorMarija Dijan
AuthorDanica Rebić
AuthorIvana Gobin
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Medicine
(Department of Microbiology and Parasitology)
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Medical Microbiology
Abstract (english)
Introduction. Legionella longbeachae, a causative agent of Legionnaire’s disease, has often been associated with potting soil and gardening, a feature quite distinct from other Legionella species. The precise transmission mechanism is still unknown, although due to the ecological coherence of the soil and water there is a potential risk of infection by contaminated stagnant water in the garden. Objective. The aim of the study was to explore the ability of L. longbeachae to survive in stagnant tap water usually used for watering in gardens. The influence of different factors (temperature, pH and NaCl concentration) on L. longbeachae survival in stagnant tap water was also tested. Results. The result showed that L. longbeachae is viable in stagnant tap water over 100 days at 4 °C and 25 °C. The survival of L. longbeachae exposed to different pH and NaCl concentration suggests resistance to low pH values (pH2 and pH5) and all tested NaCl concentrations at temperatures lower than 25 °C. The ability of L. longbeachae to persist in stagnant tap water should be taken seriously in the risk assessments as a possible hidden reservoir of infection.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Letter
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review - international
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleAnnals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
Numberingvol. 23, no. 3, pp. 452-455
p-ISSN1232-1966
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5604/12321966.1219186
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:184:739411
Publication2016
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