Maher W E, Plouffe J F, Para M F
J Clin Microbiol. 1983 Dec;18(6):1422-3. doi: 10.1128/jcm.18.6.1422-1423.1983.
Clinical and environmental Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 isolates from a single water source in Columbus, Ohio, exhibited five different plasmid profiles. The multiplicity of plasmid profiles observed within a single geographic area and a skewed distribution of isolates bearing these plasmid profiles within this area suggest that plasmid analyses will be useful in the study of the epidemiology of Legionnaires disease and the environmental distribution of legionellae.
从俄亥俄州哥伦布市单一水源分离出的临床和环境嗜肺军团菌血清1型菌株呈现出五种不同的质粒图谱。在单一地理区域内观察到的质粒图谱多样性以及该区域内携带这些质粒图谱的菌株分布不均,表明质粒分析将有助于军团病流行病学研究以及军团菌的环境分布研究。