Legionella pneumophila monoclonal antibody subgroups and DNA sequence types isolated in Canada between 1981 and 2009: Laboratory component of national surveillance

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-205

  Reimer, A R ^a   Au, S ^b   Schindle, S ^b   Bernard, K A ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CANADA; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUA GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CANADA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING;

EID: 77249121540     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-009-0840-3     Document Type: Article

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