New Insight regarding Legionella Non-Pneumophila Species Identification: Comparison between the Traditional mip Gene Classification Scheme and a Newly Proposed Scheme Targeting the rpoB Gene

New Insight regarding Legionella Non-Pneumophila Species Identification: Comparison between the Traditional mip Gene Classification Scheme and a Newly Proposed Scheme Targeting the rpoB Gene

ABSTRACT The identification of Legionella non-pneumophila species (non-Lp) in clinical and environmental samples is based on the mip gene, although several studies suggest its limitations and the need to expand the classification scheme to include other genes. In this study, the development of a new...

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Main Authors: Maria Rosaria Pascale, Silvano Salaris, Marta Mazzotta, Luna Girolamini, Giulia Fregni Serpini, Laura Manni, Antonella Grottola, Sandra Cristino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
Legionella non-pneumophila species
Legionella identification
mip and rpoB gene sequencing
nucleotide identity percentage
interspecies and intraspecies variation interval
classification scheme
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/Spectrum.01161-21

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