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Distinct difference of flaA genotypes of Legionella pneumophila between isolates from bath water and cooling tower water.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Sept 2008
Amemura-Maekawa Junko, Kura Fumiaki, Chang Bin, Suzuki-Hashimoto Atsuko, Ichinose Masayuki, Endo Takuro, Watanabe Haruo
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the genetic difference of Legionella pneumophila in human-made environments, we collected isolates of L. pneumophila from bath water (n = 167) and cooling tower water (n = 128) primarily in the Kanto region in 2001 and 2005. The environmental isolates were serogrouped and sequenced for a target region of flaA. A total of 14 types of flaA genotypes were found: 10 from cooling tower water and nine...
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