Table 2: Comparative distribution of Legionella species between water in cooling towers and hot water (n=271).
No. (%) Legionella Isolates No. (%) of L.pneumophila isolates
Samples Source Total L. pneumophlia Non-L. pneumophlia Total sg1 Non-sg1
Cooling tower water 197 190 (96.4%) 7 (3.6%) 190 51 (27%) 139 (73%)
Hot water 74 70 (94.6%) 4 (5.4%) 70 18 (25.7%) 53 (75%)
Total 271 260 (96.3%) 11 (4.2%) 260 69 (26.5%) 192 (73.6%)