Comparison of two molecular methods used for subtyping of Legionella pneumophila 1 strains isolated from a hospital water supply

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 683-688

  Casini, B ^a   Valentini, P ^a   Baggiani, A ^a   Torracca, F ^a   Lorenzini, C ^a   Frateschi, S ^a   Matteoli, B ^a   Privitera, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Legionella pneumophila 1; Molecular typing; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Sequence based typing

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GELATION; HOSPITALS; STRAIN; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA 1; MOLECULAR TYPING; PULSED-FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE-BASED TYPING;

POTABLE WATER;

BACTERIUM; COLONIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING WATER; ELECTROKINESIS; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PERSISTENCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HOSPITALS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 52949089737     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.434     Document Type: Article

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