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

ABSTRACTBackground 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 samp...

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Hauptverfasser:	Ashraf R. Zayed, Boyke Bunk, Lina Jaber, Hadeel Abu-Teer, Mousa Ali, Michael Steinert, Manfred G. Höfle, Ingrid Brettar, Dina M. Bitar
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Taylor & Francis Group 2023-01-01
Schriftenreihe:	European Clinical Respiratory Journal
Schlagworte:	Legionella pneumophila ST 461 VACC11 L pneumophila str. Alcoy WGS
Online-Zugang:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/20018525.2023.2168346
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