title: Genomic stability of Legionella pneumophila isolates recovered from two cardiac transplant patients with nosocomial Legionnaires' disease.
abstract: Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed that multiple consecutive isolates of Legionella pneumophila from two cardiac transplant patients remained genomically stable, despite exposure to host defenses and antimicrobial agents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Marrie
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Tyler
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Bezanson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burbridge
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial