Research Article
Detection and Quantification of Legionella pneumophila from Water Systems in Kuwait Residential Facilities test
Table 2
Range of Legionella cells in positive samples and prevalent serogroups.
| Source (n) | Positive samples (n) | Range (CFU/L) | Total isolates | Legionella serogroups | Group 1 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 7 | Group 10 | L. species |
| Bathroom (45) | PCR+/culture+ (25) | 10–2250 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | PCR−/culture+ (2) | 20–130 | Kitchen (19) | PCR+/culture+ (13) | 10–1250 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | PCR−/culture+ (2) | 10–30 | Tank (21) | PCR+/culture+ (6) | 10–500 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PCR−/culture+ (0) |
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