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Legionella spp. DNA, L. pneumophila DNA and culturable L. pneumophila were detected in 100, 65\u00b75 and 15\u00b79% of the 44 homes, respectively, and culturable levels were comparable to some municipal surveys applying the same methods. Total coliforms and Escherichia coli were monitored as representative faecal indicators and were found in 20\u00b74 and 0\u00b70% of homes. Within certain sample types, Legionella spp. and L. pneumophila gene copy numbers were positively associated with total bacteria (i.e. total 16S rRNA genes) and water softener use, but were not associated with faecal indicator bacteria, inorganic water parameters or other well characteristics. These findings confirm that occurrence of Legionella and L. pneumophila is highly variable in private wells.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Significance and Impact of the Study<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Legionella is the leading identified cause of waterborne disease outbreaks associated with US municipal water systems. While Legionella is known to occur naturally in groundwater, prior efforts to characterize its occurrence in unregulated private wells are limited to sampling at the wellhead and not in the home plumbing where Legionella can thrive. This work documents much higher levels of Legionella in home plumbing versus water directly from private wells and examines factors associated with higher Legionella occurrence.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/lam.13273","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,1,5]],"date-time":"2020-01-05T20:35:07Z","timestamp":1578256507000},"page":"232-240","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["<i>Legionella pneumophila<\/i> occurrence in drinking water supplied by private wells"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"70","author":[{"given":"K.","family":"Mapili","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Virginia Tech, Civil and Environmental Engineering Blacksburg VA USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0273-6527","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"K. 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