| high-throughput typing method to identify a non-outbreak-involved legionella pneumophila strain colonizing the entire water supply system in the town of rennes, france. | two legionellosis outbreaks occurred in the city of rennes, france, during the past decade, requiring in-depth monitoring of legionella pneumophila in the water network and the cooling towers in the city. in order to characterize the resulting large collection of isolates, an automated low-cost typing method was developed. the multiplex capillary-based variable-number tandem repeat (vntr) (multiple-locus vntr analysis [mlva]) assay requiring only one pcr amplification per isolate ensures a high ... | 2011 | 21821761 |