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Hindawi Publishing Corporation International Journal of Microbiology Volume 2012, Article ID 218791, 4 pages doi:10.1155/2012/218791 Research Article Survey of Legionella Species Found in Thai Soil Tatiana C. Travis,1 Ellen W. Brown,1 Leonard F. Peruski,2 Duangkamon Siludjai,2 Possawat Jorakate,2 Prasert Salika,2 Genyan Yang,1 Natalia A. Kozak,1 Maja Kodani,1 Agnes K. Warner,1 Claressa E. Lucas,1 Kathleen A. Thurman,1 Jonas M. Winchell,1 Somsak Thamthitiwat,2 and Barry S. Fields1 1 Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop G03, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA 2 International Emerging Infections Program, Thailand Ministry of Public Health-U.S., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Tivanond Road, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand Correspondence should be addressed to Tatiana C. Travis, ttravis@ Received 24 October 2011; Accepted 25 November 2011 Academic Editor: Barbara H. Iglewski Copyright © 2012 Tatiana C. Travis et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Members of the Gram-negative genus Legionella are typically found in freshwater environments, with the exception of L. longbeachae, which is present in composts and potting mixes. When contaminated aerosols are inhaled, legionellosis may result, typically as either the more serious pneumonia Legionnaires’ disease or the less severe flu-like illness Pontiac fever. It is presumed t