Presence and Persistence of Viable, Clinically Relevant Legionella pneumophila Bacteria in Garden Soil in the Netherlands.

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Published in Appl Environ Microbiol on August 15, 2016

Authors

E van Heijnsbergen1, A van Deursen1, M Bouwknegt1, J P Bruin2, A M de Roda Husman3, J A C Schalk1

Author Affiliations

1: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
2: Regional Public Health Laboratory Kennemerland, Haarlem, the Netherlands.
3: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands ana.maria.de.roda.husman@rivm.nl.

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