A predominant and virulent Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strain detected in isolates from patients and water in Queensland, Australia, by an amplified fragment length polymorphism protocol and virulence gene-based PCR assays

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 4164-4168

  Huang, Bixing ^a   Heron, Brett A ^a   Gray, Bruce R ^a   Eglezos, Sofroni ^b   Bates, John R ^a   Savill, John ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b EML Consult Serv QLD Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; WATER;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE; GENOTYPE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUEENSLAND; VIRULENCE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 1; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 4644309629     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.9.4164-4168.2004     Document Type: Article

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