An increase in the number of reports of legionellosis in the European Union and the
European Economic Area have been recorded in recent years. The increase in cases is …

Legionella is an opportunistic waterborne pathogen that causes Legionnaires' disease. It
poses a significant public health risk, especially to vulnerable populations in health care …

Free-living amoebae are ubiquitous in the environment and cause both opportunistic and
non-opportunistic infections in humans. Some genera of amoebae are natural reservoirs of …

Featured Application This critical review is highly timely and the need of the hour, given the
prolonged and unwanted building closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Extended water …

Opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPP) are microorganisms that are native to
the plumbing environment and that present an emerging infectious disease problem. They …

Biofilms formed on outlet devices, such as tap faucets, showers and drains provide an ideal
niche for the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance. Thus, comprehensive surveillance …

The union of aquaculture and hydroponics is named aquaponics—a system where
microorganisms, fish and plants coexist in a water environment. Bacteria are essential in …

Free-living amoebae (FLA) are cosmopolitan microorganisms known to be pathogenic to
humans who often have a history of contact with contaminated water. Swimming pools and …

Legionella pneumophila is the primary causative agent of Legionnaires' disease. The
mutant-type strain interrupted in the ORF7 gene region responsible for the …

The pathogenicity of L. pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, depends
on an arsenal of interacting proteins. Here we describe how surface-associated and …