Abstract
Our survey of cooling tower water demonstrated that the highest density of legionellae, >/=10 CFU/100 ml, appeared in water containing protozoa, >/=10 MPN/100 ml, and heterotrophic bacteria, >/=10 CFU/100 ml, at water temperatures between 25 and 35 degrees C. Viable counts of legionellae were detected even in the winter samples, and propagation, up to 10 CFU/100 ml, occurs in summer. The counts of legionellae correlated positively with increases in water temperature, pH, and protozoan counts, but not with heterotrophic bacterial counts. The water temperature of cooling towers may promote increases in the viable counts of legionellae, and certain microbes, e.g., protozoa or some heterotrophic bacteria, may be a factor stimulating the propagation of legionellae.
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