Comparative Genomics Reveal That Host-Innate Immune Responses Influence the Clinical Prevalence of Legionella pneumophila Serogroups.

Legionella pneumophila is the primary etiologic agent of legionellosis, a potentially fatal respiratory illness. Amongst the sixteen described L. pneumophila serogroups, a majority of the clinical infections diagnosed using standard methods are serogroup 1 (Sg1). This high clinical prevalence of Sg1...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Adil Khan, Natalie Knox, Akriti Prashar, David Alexander, Mena Abdel-Nour, Carla Duncan, Patrick Tang, Hajera Amatullah, Claudia C Dos Santos, Nathalie Tijet, Donald E Low, Christine Pourcel, Gary Van Domselaar, Mauricio Terebiznik, Alexander W Ensminger, Cyril Guyard
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3a74bb4d2f8b49079f788a41d40c86ee
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