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Latest Publications and Research on Legionnaires’ disease

Microbiol Resour Announc      

Complete Genome Sequence of a Legionella longbeachae Serogroup 2 Isolate Derived from a Patient with Legionnaires' Disease.

Haviernik J, Dawson K, Anderson T, Murdoch D, Chambers S, Biggs P, Cree S, Slow S

Legionella longbeachae is the predominant cause of Legionnaires' disease (LD) in New Zealand. Although serogroup 2 (sg2) does not contain the most cli ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Mol. Microbiol.   2020 Jan 29   

The structure of the Legionella response regulator LqsR reveals amino acids critical for phosphorylation and dimerization.

Hochstrasser R, Hutter CAJ, Arnold FM, Bärlocher K, Seeger MA, Hilbi H

The water-borne bacterium Legionella pneumophila replicates in environmental protozoa and upon inhalation destroys alveolar macrophages, thus causing ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Int J Hyg Environ Health      

Legionella risk in evaporative cooling systems and underlying causes of associated breaches in health and safety compliance.

Crook B, Willerton L, Smith D, Wilson L, Poran V, Helps J, McDermott P

Legionella bacteria can colonise and proliferate in water systems in the built environment and can be spread by aerosol generation. If inhaled by a su ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Int J Hyg Environ Health      

Serotyping and detection of pathogenecity loci of environmental isolates of Legionella pneumophila using MALDI-TOF MS.

Kyritsi MA, Kristo I, Hadjichristodoulou C

The majority of Legionnaires' disease cases is attributed to Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (Lp1). Moreover, pathogenicity loci lvh and rtxA were ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Int J Environ Res Public Health      

Clinical Presentation of Community-Acquired Legionella Pneumonia Identified by Universal Testing in an Endemic Area.

Puri S, Boudreaux-Kelly M, Walker JD, Clancy CJ, Decker BK

The rapid identification of Legionella pneumonia is essential to optimize patient treatment and outcomes, and to identify potential public health risk ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Microbiol Resour Announc      

Complete Genome Sequence of a Legionella longbeachae Serogroup 2 Isolate Derived from a Patient with Legionnaires' Disease.

Haviernik J, Dawson K, Anderson T, Murdoch D, Chambers S, Biggs P, Cree S, Slow S

Legionella longbeachae is the predominant cause of Legionnaires' disease (LD) in New Zealand. Although serogroup 2 (sg2) does not contain the most cli ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Mol. Microbiol.   2020 Jan 29   

The structure of the Legionella response regulator LqsR reveals amino acids critical for phosphorylation and dimerization.

Hochstrasser R, Hutter CAJ, Arnold FM, Bärlocher K, Seeger MA, Hilbi H

The water-borne bacterium Legionella pneumophila replicates in environmental protozoa and upon inhalation destroys alveolar macrophages, thus causing ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Int J Hyg Environ Health      

Legionella risk in evaporative cooling systems and underlying causes of associated breaches in health and safety compliance.

Crook B, Willerton L, Smith D, Wilson L, Poran V, Helps J, McDermott P

Legionella bacteria can colonise and proliferate in water systems in the built environment and can be spread by aerosol generation. If inhaled by a su ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Int J Hyg Environ Health      

Serotyping and detection of pathogenecity loci of environmental isolates of Legionella pneumophila using MALDI-TOF MS.

Kyritsi MA, Kristo I, Hadjichristodoulou C

The majority of Legionnaires' disease cases is attributed to Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (Lp1). Moreover, pathogenicity loci lvh and rtxA were ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Int J Environ Res Public Health      

Clinical Presentation of Community-Acquired Legionella Pneumonia Identified by Universal Testing in an Endemic Area.

Puri S, Boudreaux-Kelly M, Walker JD, Clancy CJ, Decker BK

The rapid identification of Legionella pneumonia is essential to optimize patient treatment and outcomes, and to identify potential public health risk ... Read More

Source: PubMed

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