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Molecular Typing of Legionella pneumophila Isolates in the Province of Quebec from 2005 to 2015
5 Oct 2016
Abstract excerpt
Legionella is found in natural and man-made aquatic environments, such as cooling towers and hot water plumbing infrastructures. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (Lp1) is the most common etiological agent causing waterborne disease in the United States and Canada. This study reports the molecular characterization of Lp strains during a 10 year period. We conducted sequence-based typing (SBT) analysis on a large...
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