Legionnaires' disease (LD) is an often severe and potentially fatal form of bacterial
pneumonia caused by an extensive list of Legionella species. These ubiquitous freshwater …

Since first identified in early 1977, bacteria of the genus Legionella are recognised as a
common cause of community-acquired pneumonia and a rare cause of hospital-acquired …

For bacterial typing to be useful, the development, validation and appropriate application of
typing methods must follow unified criteria. Over a decade ago, ESGEM, the ESCMID …

Water is the major natural reservoir for legionellae, and the bacteria are found worldwide in
many different natural and artificial aquatic environments, such as cooling towers, water …

Infection with Legionella spp. is an important cause of community-and hospital-acquired
pneumonia, occurring both sporadically and in outbreaks. Infection with Legionella spp …

The standard sequence-based method for the typing of Legionella pneumophila serogroup
1 strains was extended by using the gspA and neuA alleles. The use of neuA as a seventh …

Legionellosis is caused by aerobic gram-negative bacilli of the genus Legionella. Currently,
58 species and more than 70 distinct serogroups of Legionella have been identified …

Legionnaires' disease (LD) is a type of pneumonia caused by the Legionella spp. Legionella
pneumophila is the most common cause of the disease and, along with Legionella …

We have adopted an open bioinformatics ecosystem to address the challenges of
bioinformatics implementation in public health laboratories (PHLs). Bioinformatics …

Clinical isolates of Legionella pneumophila, obtained from 167 patients, who acquired their
illness in the community in England and Wales between January 2000 and March 2008 …