Genomic characterization of a large outbreak of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strains in Quebec City, 2012.

Genomic characterization of a large outbreak of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strains in Quebec City, 2012.

During the summer of 2012, a major Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 outbreak occurred in Quebec City, Canada, which caused 182 declared cases of Legionnaire's disease and included 13 fatalities. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 isolates from 23 patients as well as from 32 cooling towers loc...

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Main Authors: Simon Lévesque, Pier-Luc Plante, Nilmini Mendis, Philippe Cantin, Geneviève Marchand, Hugues Charest, Frédéric Raymond, Caroline Huot, Isabelle Goupil-Sormany, François Desbiens, Sébastien P Faucher, Jacques Corbeil, Cécile Tremblay
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/426416e5e6024f829f201b02ae19ba92
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