Legionella pneumophila
Validation of a Microbead Based Format for Spoligotyping of Legionella pneumophila
... for Legionella. It allows the subtyping of the Legionella pneumophila sequence type 1/Paris ...L. pneumophila, starting with one of the most frequent genotypes, the sequence type 1/Paris ...L. ...
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Characterization of a Tandem Repeat Polymorphism in Legionella pneumophila and Its Use for Genotyping
... Legionella pneumophila is the agent of Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac ...L. pneumophila have been described to be the most frequently associated with disease: ...L. pneumophila subsp. ...
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Evolution of the Arsenal of Legionella pneumophila Effectors To Modulate Protist Hosts
... host, Legionella pneumophila replicates within alveo- lar macrophages, leading to ...L. pneumophila is an aquatic gen- eralist pathogen that replicates within a wide variety of protist hosts, ...
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AMPylation Is Critical for Rab1 Localization to Vacuoles Containing Legionella pneumophila
... ABSTRACT Legionella pneumophila is an intracellular pathogen that resides within a membrane-bound compartment that is de- rived from vesicles exiting the endoplasmic reticulum ...Several Legionella ...
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Symbiont Mediated Defense against Legionella pneumophila in Amoebae
... ABSTRACT Legionella pneumophila is an important opportunistic pathogen for which environmental reservoirs are crucial for the infection of ...L. pneumophila, which eventu- ally leads to lysis of the ...
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Interaction of primate alveolar macrophages and Legionella pneumophila
... between Legionella pneumophila, which is principally a pulmonary pathogen, with primate alveolar macrophages (AM), which are the primary pulmonary cellular defense ...L. pneumophila, type I, which ...
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Common epitope on the lipopolysaccharide of Legionella pneumophila recognized by a monoclonal antibody
... Common Epitope on the Lipopolysaccharide of Legionella pneumophila Recognized by a Monoclonal Antibody CHRISTINE BARTHE,1 JEAN R.. JOLY,l.2* DANIELLE RAMSAY,' MAURICE BOISSINOT,' AND.[r] ...
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Prevalence of antibodies to Legionella pneumophila in animal populations
... We examined more than 2,800 human and animal sera for antibodies to four serogroups of Legionella pneumophila by using the microagglutination test.. Antibody titers of .1:64 were conside[r] ...
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Growth of Legionnaires disease bacterium (Legionella pneumophila) in chemically defined medium
... A chemically defined medium containing 21 amino acids and inorganic salts developed which supported the growth of four isolates of Legionnaires disease bacterium Legionella pneumophila..[r] ...
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Plasmid and surface antigen markers of endemic and epidemic Legionella pneumophila strains
... Environmental and clinical isolates of Legionella pneumophila obtained from the Pittsburgh Veterans Administration Medical Center were studied for the presence of plasmids and for unique[r] ...
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Identification of a species specific antigen in Legionella pneumophila by a monoclonal antibody
... A species-specific antigen in Legionella pneumophila was identified by a monoclonal antibody in enzymelinked immunosorbent and immunofluorescence assays of serogroups 1 through 8.. The s[r] ...
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The Sensitization of Legionella pneumophila to Some Antibiotics by Reserpine and Anti-Legionella Effects of Different Benzofuranone Derivatives
... of Legionella pneumophila infection. L. pneumophila and all of other species of this genus are Gram negative facultative intracellular bacteria (1, ...L. pneumophila against conventional ...
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Clinical Application of a Multiplex Real Time PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Legionella Species, Legionella pneumophila, and Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1
... of Legionella. Although this study was limited to Legionella pneumophila sg1-positive clinical specimens, the assay affords the opportunity to expand the diag- nostic capabilities to detect species ...
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Amino acid requirements of Legionella pneumophila
... The amino acids required for growth and as energy sources by 10 strains of Legionella pneumophila were determined by using a chemically defined medium.. All strains required arginine, cy[r] ...
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Two Step Scheme for Rapid Identification and Differentiation of Legionella pneumophila and Non Legionella pneumophila Species
... the Legionella genus by PCR amplification and to differentiate the Legionella pneumophila and non-Legionella pneumophila species by enzymatic digestion ...L. pneumophila and 26 ...
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Legionnaires' Disease Bacterium (Legionella pneumophila) Multiplies Intracellularly in Human Monocytes
... yolk-grown Legionella pneumophila Philadelphia 1 and human blood monocytes in ...L. pneumophila multiplied several logs, as measured by colony-forming units, ...
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Isolation of Legionella Pneumophila from Air of Water Coolers in Baghdad
... bacterium Legionella became known to cause pneumonia and febrile illness, since, ...being Legionella) and returned to the incubator for a total of 72 ...of Legionella, using the physiological and ...
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Molecular and serological detection of Legionella pneumophila among Sudanese patients
... Results: Of the four hundred patients enrolled in this study 242(60.5 %) were males and 158(39.5%) females. The mean age of the patients was 42.1 years. The disease was more prevalent among males than females, however ...
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Validation of Legionella pneumophila indirect immunofluorescence assay with epidemic sera
... The sensitivity of the IFA test as currently used by CDC was estimated to be at least that of the original test, on the basis of a comparison of titers against the Philadelphia 1 antigen[r] ...
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Production of monoclonal antibodies to Legionella pneumophila serogroups 1 and 6
... We immunized intraperitoneally with a suspension of 0.25 report the production of the antibodies, their ml of Formalin-killed Knoxville-1 organisms McFarusefulness in identifying Legione[r] ...
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