Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in Murcia, Spain

Ana García-Fulgueiras*

, Carmen Navarro*, Daniel Fenoll†, José García*, Paulino González-Diego*, Teresa Jiménez-Buñuales*, Miguel Rodriguez*, Rosa Lopez*, Francisco Pacheco*, Joaquín Ruiz‡, Manuel Segovia§, Beatriz Baladrón¶, and Carmen Pelaz¶

Author affiliations: *Regional Health Council of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; †Council of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; ‡Virgen de la Arrixaca Hospital, Murcia, Spain; §Morales Meseguer Hospital, Murcia, Spain; ¶Health Institute of Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

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Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) gel containing outbreak human and environmental Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 isolates. M, molecular weight marker (Ladder Mix, MBI Fermentas, UK). Lanes 1 and 2, two colonies from a cooling tower of the hospital H. Lines 3 and 4, human isolates. Lanes 5 and 6, human isolates. Lanes 7–11, different environmental isolates from several Murcia installations.

Figure 4. Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) gel containing outbreak human and environmental Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 isolates. M, molecular weight marker (Ladder Mix, MBI Fermentas, UK). Lanes 1 and 2, two colonies from a cooling tower of the hospital H. Lines 3 and 4, human isolates. Lanes 5 and 6, human isolates. Lanes 7–11, different environmental isolates from several Murcia installations.

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