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Table 1 Prevalence of Legionella species in air samples

From: Detection of Legionella species, the influence of precipitation on the amount of Legionella DNA, and bacterial microbiome in aerosols from outdoor sites near asphalt roads in Toyama Prefecture, Japan

Sampling site

No. of samples

No. (%) of Legionella-positive samples by qPCRa

Geometric mean ± SD (log10 copies/m3) in Legionella DNA-positive samplesb

Road

151

114 (75.5) A

1.80 ± 0.52 C

Bathroom

21

15 (71.4) A

1.82 ± 0.50 CD

Indoor site

30

11 (36.7) B

0.88 ± 0.56 D

  1. aValues with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05). Data were analyzed by Fisher’s exact test followed by post hoc Holm test.
  2. bValues with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05). Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey-Kramer post-hoc test for multiple comparisons.
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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