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Genome analysis of Legionella pneumophila strains using a mixed-genome microarray.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Euser Sjoerd M, Nagelkerke Nico J, Schuren Frank, Jansen Ruud, Den Boer Jeroen W
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BACKGROUND: Legionella, the causative agent for Legionnaires' disease, is ubiquitous in both natural and man-made aquatic environments. The distribution of Legionella genotypes within clinical strains is significantly different from that found in environmental strains. Developing novel genotypic methods that offer the ability to distinguish clinical from environmental strains could help to focus on more relevant...
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