Article
Phenotypic variation amongst genotypically homogeneous Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 isolates: implications for the investigation of outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Apr 1990
Harrison T G, Saunders N A, Haththotuwa A, Hallas G, Birtles R J, Taylor A G
Abstract excerpt
One hundred and seventy-nine isolates of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, obtained from a site associated with an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, were examined by monoclonal antibody subgrouping, restriction fragment length polymorphism typing, restriction endonuclease analysis and plasmid...
Topics
- Culture Media
- DNA, Bacterial
- Disease Outbreaks
- England
- Genotype
- Humans
- Legionella
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Phenotype
- Plasmids
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Restriction Mapping
- Serotyping
- Water Microbiology