Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strain Paris: endemic distribution throughout France.
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.
Aurell
Helena
H
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
Etienne
Jerome
J
Forey
Françoise
F
Reyrolle
Monique
M
Girardo
Pascale
P
Farge
Pierre
P
Decludt
Bénédicte
B
Campese
Christine
C
Vandenesch
François
F
Jarraud
Sophie
S
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
C041749:endodeoxyribonuclease SfiI; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific