Prevalence and Virulence Factor Profiles of Legionella pneumophila Isolated from the Cases of Respiratory Tract Infections

Legionella pneumophila is one of the most severe causative agents responsible for lower respiratory tract infections. Pathogenesis of Legionella diseases is mainly occurred due to the activities of some latent virulence factors. The present investigation was carried out to study the prevalence rate...

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Main Authors: Besharat Rahimi, Ahmad Vesal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
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Online Access:https://microbiologyjournal.org/prevalence-and-virulence-factor-profiles-of-legionella-pneumophila-isolated-from-the-cases-of-respiratory-tract-infections/