Evaluation of GVPC and BCYE Media for Detection and Enumeration in Water Samples by ISO 11731: Does Plating on BCYE Medium Really Improve Yield?

are the causative agents of Legionnaires' diseases, which is a pneumonia of important public health concern. Ubiquitous freshwater and soil inhabitants can reach man-made water systems and cause illness. enumeration and quantification in water systems is crucial for risk assessment and culture examination is the gold standard method.