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. 1994 Dec;32(12):3085–3087. doi: 10.1128/jcm.32.12.3085-3087.1994

Genomic Stability of Legionella pneumophila Isolates Recovered from Two Cardiac Transplant Patients with Nosocomial Legionnaires' Disease

Thomas J Marrie 1,2,*, Wendy M Johnson 2,3, Shaun D Tyler 3, Gregory S Bezanson 2, Susan Burbridge 1
PMCID: PMC264237  PMID: 7883910

Abstract

Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed that multiple consecutive isolates of Legionella pneumophila from two cardiac transplant patients remained genomically stable, despite exposure to host defenses and antimicrobial agents.

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