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Molecular evolution of virulence genes and non-virulence genes in clinical, natural and artificial environmental Legionella pneumophila isolates

BACKGROUND: L. pneumophila is the main causative agent of Legionnaires’ disease. Free-living amoeba in natural aquatic environments is the reservoir and shelter for L. pneumophila. From natural water sources, L. pneumophila can colonize artificial environments such as cooling towers and hot-water sy...

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Autores principales: Zhan, Xiao-Yong, Zhu, Qing-Yi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5719964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29226035
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4114