Distribution of Legionella pneumophila serogroups, monoclonal antibody subgroups and DNA sequence types in recent clinical and environmental isolates from England and Wales (2000-2008)

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 781-791

  Harrison, T G ^a   Afshar, B ^a   Doshi, N ^a   Fry, N K ^a   Lee, J V ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FRANCE; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BIODIVERSITY; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTYPING; WALES;

EID: 67349117420     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-009-0705-9     Document Type: Article

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