Open AccessCharacterization of the Legionella anisa population structure by pulsed‐field gel electrophoresis
Author(s) -
Akermi Mongi,
Doleans Anne,
Forey Françoise,
Reyrolle Monique,
Meugnier Helene,
Freney Jean,
Vandenesch François,
Etienne Jerome,
Jarraud Sophie
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00216.x
Subject(s) - pulsed field gel electrophoresis , gel electrophoresis , population , microbiology and biotechnology , legionella , medicine , biology , bacteria , genetics , genotype , gene , environmental health
We analysed 38 French isolates of Legionella anisa by means of pulsed‐field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) with single or double digestion. Double digestion was more discriminatory than single digestion, and can thus be useful for epidemiological studies of L. anisa . Several isolates from different parts of France clustered together on the basis of their PFGE patterns (similarity cutoff of 80%), suggesting that the L. anisa population structure is homogenous or that a few clones of L. anisa strains have spread widely in France.