Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

New Endemic Legionella pneumophila Serogroup I Clones, Ontario, Canada

Nathalie Tijet, Patrick Tang, Mya Romilowych, Carla Duncan, Victoria Ng, David N. Fisman, Frances Jamieson, Donald E. Low, and Cyril Guyard

Author affiliations: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (N. Tijet, P. Tang, M. Romilowych, C. Duncan, D.N. Fisman, F. Jamieson, D.E. Low, C. Guyard); Research Institute of the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto (V. Ng, D.N. Fisman); Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (V. Ng); University of Toronto, Toronto (F. Jamieson, D.E. Low, C. Guyard); Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto (F. Jamieson, D.E. Low, C. Guyard)

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Incidence of Ontario Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 isolates from clonal complexes (CC) A and C. CC-A (A) and CC-C (B) were identified by eBURST (http://eBURST.mlst.net) comparative analysis using the Ontario and the European Working Group for Legionella Infections international databases. Black bar sections indicate proportion of strains isolated during sporadic cases. White bar sections indicate proportion of outbreak isolates.

Figure 5. Incidence of Ontario Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 isolates from clonal complexes (CC) A and C. CC-A (A) and CC-C (B) were identified by eBURST (http://eBURST.mlst.net) comparative analysis using the Ontario and the European Working Group for Legionella Infections international databases. Black bar sections indicate proportion of strains isolated during sporadic cases. White bar sections indicate proportion of outbreak isolates.

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