Comparison of ribotyping and restriction enzyme analysis using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for distinguishing Legionella pneumophila isolates obtained during a nosocomial outbreak.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on June 01, 1992

Authors

D Schoonmaker1, T Heimberger, G Birkhead

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratories for Bacteriology, Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research, Albany, New York.

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