Whole-genome sequencing of the clinical isolate of Legionella pneumophila ALAW1 from the West Bank allows high-resolution typing and determination of pathogenicity mechanisms

Whole-genome sequencing of the clinical isolate of Legionella pneumophila ALAW1 from the West Bank allows high-resolution typing and determination of pathogenicity mechanisms

ABSTRACTBackground Legionella pneumophila is water-based bacterium causing Legionnaires’ disease (LD). We describe the first documented case of nosocomial LD caused by L. pneumophila sequence type (ST) 461 and serogroup 6. The etiology of LD was confirmed by culturing the bronchoalveolar lavage samp...

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Main Authors: Ashraf R. Zayed, Boyke Bunk, Lina Jaber, Hadeel Abu-Teer, Mousa Ali, Michael Steinert, Manfred G. Höfle, Ingrid Brettar, Dina M. Bitar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-01-01
Series:European Clinical Respiratory Journal
Subjects:
Legionella pneumophila
ST 461
VACC11
L pneumophila str. Alcoy
WGS
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/20018525.2023.2168346

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