Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens: Increasingly Important Pathogens in Drinking Water

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dc.contributor.authorFalkinham, Joseph O. IIIen
dc.contributor.authorPruden, Amyen
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Marc A.en
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-08T19:43:17Zen
dc.date.available2017-03-08T19:43:17Zen
dc.date.issued2015-06-09en
dc.description.abstractOpportunistic premise plumbing pathogens are responsible for a significant number of infections whose origin has been traced to drinking water. These opportunistic pathogens represent an emerging water borne disease problem with a major economic cost of at least $1 billion annually. The common features of this group of waterborne pathogens include: disinfectant-resistance, pipe surface adherence and biofilm formation, growth in amoebae, growth on low organic concentrations, and growth at low oxygen levels. Their emergence is due to the fact that conditions resulting from drinking water treatment select for them. As such, there is a need for novel approaches to reduce exposure to these pathogens. In addition to much-needed research, controls to reduce numbers and human exposure can be instituted independently by utilities and homeowners and hospital- and building-operators.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extent373 - 386 page(s)en
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dc.identifier.citationFalkinham, J.O., III; Pruden, A.; Edwards, M. Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens: Increasingly Important Pathogens in Drinking Water. Pathogens 2015, 4, 373-386.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens4020373en
dc.identifier.issue2en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/75501en
dc.identifier.volume4en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26066311en
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectLegionella pneumophilaen
dc.subjectMycobacterium aviumen
dc.subjectPseudomonas aeruginosaen
dc.subjectopportunistic premise plumbing pathogensen
dc.titleOpportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens: Increasingly Important Pathogens in Drinking Wateren
dc.title.serialPathogensen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.typeReviewen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
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