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Investigation of the population structure of Legionella pneumophila by analysis of tandem repeat copy number and internal sequence variation.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Sept 2011
Visca Paolo, D'Arezzo Silvia, Ramisse Françoise, Gelfand Yevgeniy, Benson Gary, Vergnaud Gilles, Fry Norman K, Pourcel Christine
Abstract excerpt
The population structure of the species Legionella pneumophila was investigated by multilocus variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) analysis (MLVA) and sequencing of three VNTRs (Lpms01, Lpms04 and Lpms13) in selected strains. Of 150 isolates of diverse origins, 136 (86 %) were distributed into eight large MLVA clonal complexes (VACCs) and the rest were either unique or formed small clusters of up to two MLVA...
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