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Native Valve Endocarditis due to a Novel Strain of Legionella
MM Pearce, N Theodoropoulos... - Journal of Clinical ..., 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol1 2 Native Valve Endocarditis due to a Novel Strain of Legionella 3 4 5 ... 15 * Corresponding Author
16 Kurt Reed, MD 17 W6225 Apple Lane 18 Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 19 reedk49
20 Phone: 715-305-5246 21 Key Words: Legionella, endocarditis, case report 22 ...
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Legionellae are Gram-negative bacteria which are capable of causing disease, most commonly in the form of pneumonia. We describe a case of native valve endocarditis caused by a Legionella strain which by genotypic (16S r RNA and mip gene sequencing) and phenotypic analyses is unlike previously described strains of Legionella.
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