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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2003, p. 3320-3322, Vol. 41, No. 7
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3320-3322.2003
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Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Strain Paris: Endemic Distribution throughout France

Centre National de Référence des Legionella, INSERM E-0230, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Faculté de Médecine Laennec IFR 62, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08,¹ Institut de Veille Sanitaire, 94415 Saint-Maurice Cedex, France²

Received 30 January 2003/ Returned for modification 12 March 2003/ Accepted 14 April 2003

An analysis of 691 French clinical Legionella isolates showed that the endemic L. pneumophila serogroup 1 strain Paris was responsible for 12.2% of all cases of legionellosis and had a specific pulsed-field gel electrophoresis pattern. We also demonstrated the presence of this endemic clone throughout Europe.

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