Distribution of Virulence Genes and Sequence-Based Types Among Legionella pneumophila Isolated From the Water Systems of a Tertiary Care Hospital in India

Distribution of Virulence Genes and Sequence-Based Types Among Legionella pneumophila Isolated From the Water Systems of a Tertiary Care Hospital in India

Background: Legionnaires' disease (LD) is a potentially fatal pneumonia predominantly caused by infection due to Legionella pneumophila although more than 50 other Legionella species are described. Water systems contaminated with Legionella spp. are the implicated sources of Legionnaires'...

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Main Authors: K. Sreenath, Rama Chaudhry, E. V. Vinayaraj, A. B. Dey, S. K. Kabra, Bhaskar Thakur, Randeep Guleria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Legionella
legionellosis
environmental surveillance
virulence
genotyping
sequence-based typing
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.596463/full

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