Efficacy of physical and chemical disinfection against clinically relevant free-living amoebae isolated from drinking water and plumbing biofilms
The findings demonstrate that thermal disinfection is a highly effective strategy for inactivating multiple FLA species in their trophozoite and cyst forms. Further research is needed to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of applying these strategies to control biofilm-associated FLA within plumbing fixtures and drinking water distribution systems.
Authors
- Muhammad Atif Nisar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3870-7314)
- Richard Bentham
- Kirstin Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5677-9576)
- Melissa H. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6461-7550)
- Claire Hayward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8479-8627)
- Harriet Whiley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8940-3508)
Institutions
- Flinders University (AU)
- University of South Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1654984
- Primary Topic
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00