Analysis of population structure among Korean and Japanese Legionella pneumophila isolates using hsp60 sequences

Chan Geun Park; Byoung Jun Kim; Hee Youn Kim; Yeo Jun Yun; Kwan Soo Ko; Hiroshi Miyamoto; Bum Joon Kim; Yoon Hoh Kook

doi:10.1111/j.1348-0421.2012.00474.x

Analysis of population structure among Korean and Japanese Legionella pneumophila isolates using hsp60 sequences

Chan Geun Park
, Byoung Jun Kim
, Hee Youn Kim
, Yeo Jun Yun
, Kwan Soo Ko
, Hiroshi Miyamoto
, Bum Joon Kim
, Yoon Hoh Kook

Department of Microbiology

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The population structure of Korean (150 strains) and Japanese (92 strains) Legionella pneumophila isolates along with 18 reference strains were investigated using hsp60 sequence (1647 bp) analysis. Twelve clonal subgroups (hsP-I to hsP-X and hsF-I and hsF-II) were designated on the hsp60 tree, inferred from representative sequences using the neighbor-joining method. Some of the isolates showed unique subgroups depending on the source of isolates, including hsP-I, hsF-I, and hsF-II from cooling tower water, and subgroups hsP-VIII and hsP-X from circulating hot water bath. These subgroups may be useful for epidemiological studies to chase or specify sources of infection in Korea and Japan.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	572-578
Number of pages	7
Journal	Microbiology and Immunology
Volume	56
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1348-0421.2012.00474.x
State	Published - Aug 2012

Keywords

Genotype analysis
Hsp60
Legionella pnuemophila

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