Pathogens and global health
Genomic characterization of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 ST901 isolates responsible for recurrent travel-associated Legionnaires' disease cases and clusters.
Maria Luisa Ricci, Silvia Fillo, Francesco Giordani, Andrea Ciammaruconi, Antonietta Girolamo, Anna Anselmo, Anella Monte, Massimo Mentasti, Valerio Cusimano, Maria Grazia Caporali, Maria Cristina Rota, Markus Petzold, BaharaK Afshar, Florigio Lista, Christian Luck
Published: 202610.1080/20477724.2025.2610657
Abstract
Cases of travel-associated Legionnaires' disease (TALD) are frequently reported in Italy. From 1987 to 2021, 61 cases of TALD were linked to 22 hotels in a municipality in northern Italy. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (Lp1) strains isolated from…
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