Analysis of the genetic diversity of Legionella by sequencing the 23S-5S ribosomal intergenic spacer region: From phylogeny to direct identification of isolates at the species level from clinical specimens

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-83

  Grattard, Florence ^a,c   Ginevra, Christophe ^a   Riffard, Serge ^a   Ros, Alain ^a   Jarraud, Sophie ^b   Etienne, Jerome ^b   Pozzetto, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

23S 5S intergenic spacer region; Legionella; Molecular characterization; Phylogeny; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA 23S; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBSPECIES; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; LEGIONELLA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 31344475464     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2005.05.022     Document Type: Article

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