Identification of Legionella spp. by 19 European reference laboratories: Results of the European Working Group for Legionella Infections External Quality Assessment Scheme using DNA sequencing of the macrophage infectivity potentiator gene and dedicated online tools

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1119-1124

  Fry, Norman K ^a   Afshar, B ^a   Bellamy, W ^a   Underwood, A P ^a   Ratcliff, R M ^b   Harrison, T G ^a   Bangsborg, J ^c   Blanco, S ^c   Etienne, J ^c   Fendukly, F ^c   Franzin, L ^c   Gaia, V ^c   Herrmann, B ^c   Lindsay, D ^c   Luck P C ^c   Maes, N ^c   Marques, T ^c   Papoutsi, A ^c   Pelaz Antolin, C ^c   Scaturro, M ^c   van der Zee, A ^c   Visca, P ^c   Wewalka, G ^c   more..

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

DNA sequencing; External quality assessment; Identification; Legionella spp.; Macrophage infectivity potentiator; Online tools

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MACROPHAGE INFECTIVITY POTENTIATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; GENOTYPE; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEGIONELLA; NONHUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WILD TYPE;

LEGIONELLA;

EID: 35148892245     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01808.x     Document Type: Article

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