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SUBMITTER: Mizrahi H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5216348 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mizrahi Hila H Peretz Avi A Lesnik René R Aizenberg-Gershtein Yana Y Rodríguez-Martínez Sara S Sharaby Yehonatan Y Pastukh Nina N Brettar Ingrid I Höfle Manfred G MG Halpern Malka M
Scientific reports 20170106
Bacteria of the genus Legionella cause water-based infections resulting in severe pneumonia. Here we analyze and compare the bacterial microbiome of sputum samples from pneumonia patients in relation to the presence and abundance of the genus Legionella. The prevalence of Legionella species was determined by culture, PCR, and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). Nine sputum samples out of the 133 analyzed were PCR-positive using Legionella genus-specific primers. Only one sample was positive by cul ...[more]