Development of Water Supply System Model for Artifical Contamination with Legionella: Preliminary Results

Daugavpils Universitātes 58. starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences tēzes = Abstracts of the 58th International Scientific Conference of Daugavpils University 2016
Daina Pūle, Olga Valciņa, Artjoms Mališevs

Microbiological contamination of drinking water is a widespread problem, which causes regular outbreaks of waterborne diseases worldwide. Legionella is a typical example of a waterborne pathogen, which can cause different forms of legionellosis. The aim of the study was to investigate conditions which are suitable for break out of Legionella contamination in a model of hot water supply system.

Keywords
Legionella, water supply system, amoeba

Pūle, D., Valciņa, O., Mališevs, A. Development of Water Supply System Model for Artifical Contamination with Legionella: Preliminary Results. In: Daugavpils Universitātes 58. starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences tēzes = Abstracts of the 58th International Scientific Conference of Daugavpils University, Latvia, Daugavpils, 14-15 April, 2016. Daugavpils: Daugavpils Universitātes Akadēmiskais apgāds "Saule", 2016, pp.89-89. ISBN 978-9984-14-760-4.

Publication language
English (en)