Cataloging of Legionella species: a comprehensive list
The genus Legionella comprises multiple diverse species. While L. pneumophila is the best known of these, and the one responsible for most cases of Legionnaires’ disease, more …
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Challenging the Thermal Barrier
A good water boiler/heater establishes an energy-efficient thermal barrier against opportunistic pathogens in building distribution systems. While this appears to be straightforward, evaluating the temperature distribution and …
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Friends and enemies of Legionella: a look into your shower
Legionella do not live in isolation; they share the available space in biofilms with many other microorganisms. Their interactions with these organisms could give key insights on …
Public LeCo Seminar 7 October 2022: An Overview of Environmental Health Practice, Research, and Policy on Legionella and legionellosis in New York State, USA (in English)
In another LeCo seminar, invited speaker Ursula Lauper (Section Chief, Water Systems Control & Analysis, USA) will give us an insight into her work in the legionella field.
Public LeCo Seminar 17 August 2022: Towards Universal Strategies for Opportunistic Pathogen Control in Premises Plumbing (in English)
In another LeCo seminar, invited speaker Professor Dr Amy Pruden (Virginia Tech, USA) will give us an insight into her research about legionella and other opportunistic pathogens.
Public LeCo Seminar 19 April 2022: Evolution of Legionella pneumophila in water systems – adaptation to superheat and flush (in English)
In another LeCo seminar, invited speaker Professor Dr Sébastien Faucher (McGill University, Canada) will give us an insight into his legionella research.
Public LeCo seminar 14 December 2021: Typing methods for Legionella – Can we find the source of infection? (in German)
In another LeCo seminar, invited speaker Dr. Markus Petzold gives an insight into the methodology and relevance of fine typing of legionella.
Public Seminar 8 November 2021
On 8 November, Fabienne Fischer (PhD in the LeCo team) will give an online presentation in English: “The epidemiology of Legionnaires’ disease in Switzerland: A (re-) emerging …
Public LeCo seminar 28 September 2021: Predictive Models to identify risks associated with Legionella in premise plumbing of green buildings (in English)
In another LeCo seminar, invited speaker Dr. Jade Mitchell will give an insight into her research with a focus on “risk management” in the context of legionella.
Postdoctoral researcher wanted
PostDoc position available on ‘Legionella ecology in buildings’ at Eawag in the context of the LeCo project. Further information: Job advertisement