Draft Genome Sequence of Legionella pneumophila D-5864, a Serogroup 6 Strain
Shatavia S Morrison1, Natalia A Kozak-Muiznieks1, Scott Sammons2
1Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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|January 10, 2015
Abstract:
Legionella pneumophila is the leading etiology of legionellosis infections in North America and Europe. Here we report the draft genome sequence of L. pneumophila D-5864, a serogroup 6 strain, which was isolated from a bronchial alveolar lavage specimen of a male patient from Arizona in 2009. Genes within the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-biosynthesis region could potentially be determinants of serogroup specificity.
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