title: Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strain Paris: endemic distribution throughout France.
abstract: An analysis of 691 French clinical Legionella isolates showed that the endemic L. pneumophila serogroup 1 strain Paris was responsible for 12.2% of all cases of legionellosis and had a specific pulsed-field gel electrophoresis pattern. We also demonstrated the presence of this endemic clone throughout Europe.
authors.affiliation: Centre National de Référence des Legionella, INSERM E-0230, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Faculté de Médecine Laennec IFR 62, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France. aurell@univ-lyon1.fr
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aurell
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Etienne
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Forey
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reyrolle
authors.forename: Pascale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Girardo
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Farge
authors.forename: Bénédicte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Decludt
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campese
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vandenesch
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jarraud
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000145:classification*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: C041749:endodeoxyribonuclease SfiI; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific