Occurrence and distribution of sequence types among Legionella pneumophila strains isolated from patients in Germany: Common features and differences to other regions of the world

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-36

  Borchardt, J ^a   Helbig, J H ^a   Luck P C ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; GERMANY; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; SEROTYPING; TRAVEL;

EID: 36649032875     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0392-3     Document Type: Article

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