TABLE 2.
Distribution of 427 clinical Legionella sp. isolates in Japan between 2008 and 2016
| Species | No. (%) of isolates |
|---|---|
| Legionella pneumophila | 419 (98.1) |
| SG1 | 372 (87.1) |
| lag-1-positive/lag-1-negative | 333 (90)/37 (10)a |
| SG2 | 7 (1.6) |
| SG3 | 11 (2.6) |
| SG4 | 1 (0.2) |
| SG5 | 4 (0.9) |
| SG6 | 6 (1.4) |
| SG8 | 1 (0.2) |
| SG9 | 7 (1.6) |
| SG10 | 3 (0.7) |
| SG12 | 2 (0.5) |
| SG13 | 2 (0.5) |
| SG14 | 1 (0.2) |
| SG15 | 1 (0.2) |
| Untypeable | 1 (0.2) |
| Legionella longbeachae SG2 | 3 (0.7) |
| Legionella bozemanae SG2 | 1 (0.2) |
| Legionella dumoffii | 1 (0.2) |
| Legionella feeleii SG1 | 1 (0.2) |
| Legionella londiniensis SG1 | 1 (0.2) |
| Legionella rubrilucens | 1 (0.2) |
a
Two SG1 isolates were not assessed.