| isolation and identification of legionella pneumophila from drinking water in basra governorate, iraq. | this study in iraq investigated the occurrence of legionella. pneumophila in different drinking-water sources in basra governorate as well as the susceptibility of isolates to several antibiotics. a total of 222 water samples were collected in 2008-2009: 49 samples from water purification plants (at entry points, from precipitation tanks, from filtration tanks and at exit points), 127 samples of tap water; and 46 samples from tankers and plants supplying water by reverse osmosis. the findings co ... | 2013 | 24673084 |