Whole-genome sequencing of the clinical isolate of Legionella pneumophila ALAW1 from the West Bank allows high-resolution typing and determination of pathogenicity mechanisms

BACKGROUND: Legionella pneumophila is water-based bacterium causing Legionnaires’ disease (LD). We describe the first documented case of nosocomial LD caused by L. pneumophila sequence type (ST) 461 and serogroup 6. The etiology of LD was confirmed by culturing the bronchoalveolar lavage sample retr...

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Autores principales: Zayed, Ashraf R., Bunk, Boyke, Jaber, Lina, Abu-Teer, Hadeel, Ali, Mousa, Steinert, Michael, Höfle, Manfred G., Brettar, Ingrid, Bitar, Dina M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9869991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36698751
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20018525.2023.2168346

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