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Development of heat-shock resistance in Legionella pneumophila modeled by experimental evolution.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 28 Sept 2023
Liang Jeffrey, Cameron Gillian, Faucher Sébastien P
Abstract excerpt
Because it can grow in buildings with complex hot water distribution systems (HWDS), healthcare facilities recognize the waterborne bacterium Legionella pneumophila as a major nosocomial infection threat and often try to clear the systems with a pasteurization process known as superheat-and-flush. After this treatment, many facilities find that the contaminating populations slowly recover, suggesting the...
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