Presence of Legionella spp. in cooling towers: the role of microbial diversity, Pseudomonas, and continuous chlorine application.
K. Paranjape, E. Bedard, L. G. Whyte, J. Ronholm, M. Prevost, S. P. Faucher
The paper investigates how microbial diversity, Pseudomonas, and chlorine affect Legionella spp. presence in cooling towers, finding that chlorine reduces diversity and promotes Pseudomonas, which inhibits Legionella.
bioRxiv · Feb 5, 2019Microbiology