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High-throughput typing method to identify a non-outbreak-involved Legionella pneumophila strain colonizing the entire water supply system in the town of Rennes, France.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Oct 2011
Sobral D, Le Cann P, Gerard A, Jarraud S, Lebeau B, Loisy-Hamon F, Vergnaud G, Pourcel C
Abstract excerpt
Two legionellosis outbreaks occurred in the city of Rennes, France, during the past decade, requiring in-depth monitoring of Legionella pneumophila in the water network and the cooling towers in the city. In order to characterize the resulting large collection of isolates, an automated low-cost typing method was developed. The multiplex capillary-based variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR) (multiple-locus VNTR...
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