Molecular comparison of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 isolated in Tunisia;Comparaison moléculaire de Legionella pneumophila sérogroupe 1 isolées en Tunisie

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 279-282

  Mehiri Zghal, E ^a   Essalah, L ^a   Ghariani, A ^a   Mahjoubi, W ^a   Reyrolle, M ^b   Meugnier, H ^b   Forey, F ^b   Jarraud, S ^b   Freney, J ^b   Etienne, J ^b   Slim Saidi, L ^a  

^a ABDERRAHMAN MAMI HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1; Molecular typing; Pulsed field electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TUNISIA;

ADULT; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SANITARY ENGINEERING; SEROTYPING; TUNISIA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 47249143347     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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