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Biofilm Composition and Threshold Concentration for Growth of Legionella pneumophila on Surfaces Exposed to Flowing Warm Tap Water without Disinfectant

Dick van der Kooij, Geo L. Bakker, Ronald Italiaander, Harm R. Veenendaal, Bart A. Wullings
Johanna Björkroth, Editor
Dick van der Kooij
aKWR Watercycle Research Institute, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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Ronald Italiaander
aKWR Watercycle Research Institute, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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Harm R. Veenendaal
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DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02737-16
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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02737-16
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28062459

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  • Received October 1, 2016
  • Accepted December 13, 2016
  • Published online February 15, 2017.

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  1. Dick van der Kooija,
  2. Geo L. Bakkerb,
  3. Ronald Italiaandera,
  4. Harm R. Veenendaala and
  5. Bart A. Wullingsa
  1. aKWR Watercycle Research Institute, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
  2. bVitens NV, Zwolle, the Netherlands
  • Address correspondence to Dick van der Kooij, Dick.van.der.Kooij{at}kwrwater.nl.
  • Citation van der Kooij D, Bakker GL, Italiaander R, Veenendaal HR, Wullings BA. 2017. Biofilm composition and threshold concentration for growth of Legionella pneumophila on surfaces exposed to flowing warm tap water without disinfectant. Appl Environ Microbiol 83:e02737-16. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02737-16 .

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Biofilm Composition and Threshold Concentration for Growth of Legionella pneumophila on Surfaces Exposed to Flowing Warm Tap Water without Disinfectant
Dick van der Kooij, Geo L. Bakker, Ronald Italiaander, Harm R. Veenendaal, Bart A. Wullings
Applied and Environmental Microbiology Feb 2017, 83 (5) e02737-16; DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02737-16
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