New Endemic Legionella pneumophila Serogroup I Clones, Ontario, Canada

New Endemic Legionella pneumophila Serogroup I Clones, Ontario, Canada

The water-borne pathogen Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (Lp1) is the most commonly reported etiologic agent of legionellosis. To examine the genetic diversity, the long-term epidemiology, and the molecular evolution of Lp1 clinical isolates, we conducted sequence-based typing on a collection of...

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Main Authors: Nathalie Tijet, Patrick Tang, Mya Romilowych, Carla Duncan, Victoria Ng, David N. Fisman, Frances B. Jamieson, Donald E. Low, Cyril Guyard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1
molecular epidemiology
sequence-based typing
phylogeny
clonal analysis
emerging clones
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/3/08-1689_article

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