Considerations for large building water quality after extended stagnation

CR Proctor, WJ Rhoads, T Keane, M Salehi… - AWWA water …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The unprecedented number of building closures related to the coronavirus disease (COVID‐
19) pandemic is concerning because water stagnation will occur in many buildings that do …

Current insights on the diverse structures and functions in bacterial collagen-like proteins

Y Qiu, C Zhai, L Chen, X Liu, J Yeo - ACS Biomaterials Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The dearth of knowledge on the diverse structures and functions in bacterial collagen-like
proteins is in stark contrast to the deep grasp of structures and functions in mammalian …

Legionella pneumophila occurrence in reduced-occupancy buildings in 11 cities during the COVID-19 pandemic

KS Dowdell, HG Healy, S Joshi… - … : Water Research & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In spring 2020, numerous buildings were closed or operated at reduced occupancies to
slow the spread of COVID-19. An unintended consequence of these social distancing …

Presence of Legionella spp. in cooling towers: the role of microbial diversity, Pseudomonas, and continuous chlorine application

K Paranjape, É Bédard, LG Whyte, J Ronholm… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Legionnaires' disease (LD) is a severe pneumonia caused by several species of the genus
Legionella, most frequently by Legionella pneumophila. Cooling towers are the most …

Development of heat-shock resistance in Legionella pneumophila modeled by experimental evolution

J Liang, G Cameron, SP Faucher - Applied and Environmental …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Because it can grow in buildings with complex hot water distribution systems (HWDS),
healthcare facilities recognize the waterborne bacterium Legionella pneumophila as a major …

Impact of recommissioning flushing on Legionella pneumophila in a large building during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Grimard-Conea, E Deshommes, E Doré… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
COVID-19 shutdowns drastically increased the frequency and duration of water stagnation
events in building plumbing systems, urging local authorities to issue guidance for the safe …

Legionella pneumophila levels and sequence-type distribution in hospital hot water samples from faucets to connecting pipes

E Bédard, K Paranjape, C Lalancette, M Villion… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent studies have reported increased levels of Legionella pneumophila (Lp) at points of
use compared to levels in primary and secondary components of hot water systems …

A review of Legionella transmission risk in built environments: sources, regulations, sampling, and detection

XH Yao, F Shen, J Hao, L Huang, B Keng - Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The risk of Legionella transmission in built environments remains a significant concern.
Legionella can spread within buildings through aerosol transmission, prompting the …

Local adaptation of Legionella pneumophila within a hospital hot water system increases tolerance to copper

E Bédard, H Trigui, J Liang, M Doberva… - Applied and …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
In large-building water systems, Legionella pneumophila is exposed to common
environmental stressors such as copper. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Effect of heat shock on hot water plumbing microbiota and Legionella pneumophila control

P Ji, WJ Rhoads, MA Edwards, A Pruden - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
Background Heat shock is a potential control strategy for Legionella pneumophila in hot
water plumbing systems. However, it is not consistently effective, with little understanding of …