title: [Molecular epidemiological markers of Legionella pneumophila in the Valencian Community (I). Plasma levels].
abstract: We have investigated the presence of plasmids in 96 Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strains isolated from clinical and environmental samples from the Valencia area. Our results show a higher incidence of a 83 MD plasmid present in clinical as well as in environmental isolates, and a 120 MD plasmid with lower incidence and observed exclusively in strains isolated from one area. The variability in plasmid detection from L. pneumophila and the effect on it in a hospital after disinfection treatment is considered.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valencia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Catalán
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borrás
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-de-Lomas
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D004203:Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D010957:Plasmids; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers