For quite a few years I have been complaining that the American recommendations for setting water heater temperature are very different from the advice in Canada; In Canada, water heaters are supposed to be at 140 °F to kill any possibility of Legionella pneumophila growing in the hot water tank; in the US the Department of Energy recommends 120 °F, noting that «this level is still considered safe for the majority of the population. (treehugger.com)
One Legionella pneumophila strain isolated from a Flint residence is genetically similar to the serogroup 1 bacteria obtained from Legionnaires» disease patients in Southeast Michigan. (sciencedaily.com)
We are pleased to announce accreditation for two new qPCR methods: Legionella pneumophila by qPCR and Mycobacterium chimaera by qPCR. (sporometrics.com)