API src

Analyse der Ökologie und Virulenz von Legionella spp. Populationen von Süßwassersystemen in Deutschland, Palästina und Israel - Phase 2

Description: Das Projekt "Analyse der Ökologie und Virulenz von Legionella spp. Populationen von Süßwassersystemen in Deutschland, Palästina und Israel - Phase 2" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH durchgeführt. Bacteria of the genus Legionella cause waterborne infections resulting in severe pneumonia. In Europe, 70% of the cases of the so-called Legionnaires disease (LD) originate from strains of L. pneumophila serogroup (Sg) 1, 20% from other L. pneumophila serotypes and 10% from other Legionella species. In contrast, in the Middle East most legionella infections are due to L. pneumophila Sg3. The overall objective of this project is to advance current knowledge on the ecology of legionella in freshwater systems, the environmental factors affecting their occurrence, virulence potential and infectivity and to understand their transmission to humans. We will analyze the major environmental factors regulating the abundance of legionella, such as grazing and assimable dissolved organic carbon, because the occurrence of these heterotrophic bacteria in aquatic habitats is highly dependent on these factors. We will use an integrated molecular approach based on highresolution diagnostics of environmental samples and clinical isolates to determine the abundance, activity and virulence potential of Legionella populations in-situ. Combining environmental and molecular epidemiological data, we aim at understanding the link between ecology and population dynamics of legionella and cases of LD. The project will result in a novel understanding of the molecular epidemiology of legionella and provide new surveillance tools and strategies to prevent LD.

Types:

SupportProgram

Origin: /Bund/UBA/UFORDAT

Tags: Populationsdynamik ? Populationsökologie ? Ökologie ? Bundesrepublik Deutschland ? Israel ? Palästina ? Legionella pneumophila ? Habitat ? Hydrogeologie ? Lungenerkrankung ? Mikroökologie ? Bakterien ? Gelöster organischer Kohlenstoff ? Naher Osten ? Molekulare Epidemiologie ? Beweidung ? Daten ? Rechtsverfahren ? Hydrochemie ? Limnologie ? Monitoring ? Siedlungswasserwirtschaft ? Pathogenität ? Legionellen ? Europa ? Mittlerer Osten ? Krankheit ? Population ? Umwelt ? Potenzial ? Hydrologie ? Infektion ? Bevölkerung ? Transmission ? Ökologischer Faktor ? Ökosystem ? Art [Spezies] ? Ergebnis ? Integrierte Wasser-Ressourcen Bewirtschaftung ? Werkzeug ? abhängig ? fortschrittlich ? Angewandte Mikrobiologie ? gelöst ? neu ? sonstig ? Einsatz ?

Region: Lower Saxony

Bounding box: 9.16667° .. 9.16667° x 52.83333° .. 52.83333°

License: cc-by-nc-nd/4.0

Language: Deutsch

Organisations

Time ranges: 2011-01-01 - 2018-12-31

Resources

Status

Quality score

Accessed 1 times.