Distinct difference of flaA genotypes of Legionella pneumophila between isolates from bath water and cooling tower water

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 460-464

  Amemura Maekawa, Junko ^a   Kura, Fumiaki ^a   Chang, Bin ^a   Suzuki Hashimoto, Atsuko ^a   Ichinose, Masayuki ^a   Endo, Takuro ^b   Watanabe, Haruo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Association of Health Service   (Japan)

Author keywords

flaA; Genotype; Legionella pneumophila

Indexed keywords

COOLING WATER; FLAA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; FLAGELLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BATH; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENOTYPE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; AIR CONDITIONING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; WATER SUPPLY;

LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

AIR CONDITIONING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; FLAGELLIN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 58149252425     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2008.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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