Soil as a source of Legionella pneumophila sequence type 47

Soil as a source of Legionella pneumophila sequence type 47

Legionella pneumophila sequence type (ST) 47 was isolated from soil in a garden. We speculate that this strain was transmitted from soil to the whirlpool in the garden where it caused an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever. In the Netherlands, ST47 is frequently isolated from patien...

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Main Authors: Johanna A.C. Schalk, Sjoerd M. Euser, Eri van Heijnsbergen, Jacob P. Bruin, Jeroen W. den Boer, Ana M. de Roda Husman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-10-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Legionella pneumophila
ST47
Natural soil
Whirlpool
Outbreak
Source investigation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971214015379

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