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Whole-Genome Mapping as a Novel High-Resolution Typing Tool for Legionella pneumophila.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2015
Bosch Thijs, Euser Sjoerd M, Landman Fabian, Bruin Jacob P, IJzerman Ed P, den Boer Jeroen W, Schouls Leo M
Abstract excerpt
Legionella is the causative agent for Legionnaires' disease (LD) and is responsible for several large outbreaks in the world. More than 90% of LD cases are caused by Legionella pneumophila, and studies on the origin and transmission routes of this pathogen rely on adequate molecular characterization of isolates. Current typing of L. pneumophila mainly depends on sequence-based typing (SBT). However, studies have...
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