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Presence of Legionella and free-living Amoebae in composts and bioaerosols from composting facilities by Conza, Lisa, Pagani, Simona Casati, Gaia, Valeria

“…Several species of Legionella cause Legionnaires' disease (LD). Infection may occur through inhalation of Legionella or amoebal vesicles. The reservoirs of…”
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Addition of neuA, the Gene Encoding N-Acylneuraminate Cytidylyl Transferase, Increases the Discriminatory Ability of the Consensus Sequence-Based Scheme for Typing Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Strains by Ratzow, Sandra, Gaia, Valeria, Helbig, Jürgen Herbert, Fry, Norman K, Lück, Paul Christian

“…The standard sequence-based method for the typing of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strains was extended by using the gspA and neuA alleles. The use of…”
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Consensus Sequence-Based Scheme for Epidemiological Typing of Clinical and Environmental Isolates of Legionella pneumophila by Gaia, Valeria, Fry, Norman K, Afshar, Baharak, Lůck, P. Christian, Meugnier, Hélène, Etienne, Jerome, Peduzzi, Raffaele, Harrison, Timothy G

“…A previously described sequence-based epidemiological typing method for clinical and environmental isolates of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 was extended…”
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Meteorological factors and risk of community-acquired Legionnaires’ disease in Switzerland: an epidemiological study by Conza, Lisa, Casati, Simona, Limoni, Costanzo, Gaia, Valeria

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to identify meteorological factors that could be associated with an increased risk of community-acquired Legionnaires’…”
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A community outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Geneva, Switzerland, June to September 2017 by Zanella, Marie-Céline, Yerly, Sabine, CherkaouiI, Abdessalam, Renzi, Gesuele, Mamin, Aline, Lourenço Cordes, Laura, Delaporte, Elisabeth, Baranczuk-Turska, Zofia, Keiser, Olivia, Schrenzel, Jacques, Harbarth, Stephan, Gaia, Valeria, Kaiser, Laurent

“…Eight confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease were identified at the Geneva University Hospitals between 28 July 2017 and 02 August 2017, leading to a…”
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Phenotypic and genotypic identification of streptococci and related bacteria isolated from bovine intramammary infections by Raemy, Andreas, Meylan, Mireille, Casati, Simona, Gaia, Valeria, Berchtold, Beat, Boss, Renate, Wyder, Anja, Graber, Hans U

“…Streptococcus spp. and other Gram-positive, catalase-negative cocci (PNC) form a large group of microorganisms which can be found in the milk of cows with…”
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Clinical Utility of Urinary Antigen Detection for Diagnosis of Community-Acquired, Travel-Associated, and Nosocomial Legionnaires' Disease by HELBIG, Jürgen H, ULDUM, Søren A, BERNANDER, Sverker, LÜCK, Paul Christian, WEWALKA, Günther, ABRAHAM, Bill, GAIA, Valeria, HARRISON, Timothy G

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Sequence-Based Typing of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Offers the Potential for True Portability in Legionellosis Outbreak Investigation by GAIA, Valeria, FRY, Norman K, HARRISON, Timothy G, PEDUZZI, Raffaele

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Characterization of the hcnABC gene cluster encoding hydrogen cyanide synthase and anaerobic regulation by ANR in the strictly aerobic biocontrol agent Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0 by Laville, J. (Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland.), Blumer, C, Schroetter, C. von, Gaia, V, Defago, G, Keel, C, Haas, D

“…The secondary metabolite hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens from glycine, essentially under microaerophilic conditions. The genetic…”
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Phylogenetic diversity of epibiotic bacteria in the accessory nidamental glands of squids (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae and Idiosepiidae) by PICHON, Delphine, GAIA, Valeria, NORMAN, Mark D, BOUCHER-RODONI, Renata

“…Bacterial communities were identified from the accessory nidamental glands (ANGs) of European and Western Pacific squids of the families Loliginidae and…”
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Resistance to ceftazidime-avibactam in a KPC-2–producing Klebsiella pneumoniae caused by the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase VEB-25 by Findlay, Jacqueline, Poirel, Laurent, Bouvier, Maxime, Gaia, Valeria, Nordmann, Patrice

“…Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, including KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae , represent a major threat to public health due to their rapid spread. The…”
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Invasive Listeriosis in Southern Switzerland: A Local Problem That Is Actually Global by Bongiovanni, Marco, Barda, Beatrice, Lucchini, Gladys Martinetti, Gaia, Valeria, Merlani, Giorgio, Bernasconi, Enos

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Legionnaires’ Disease: Update on Diagnosis and Treatment by Viasus, Diego, Gaia, Valeria, Manzur-Barbur, Carolina, Carratalà, Jordi

“…Legionellosis is the infection caused by bacteria of the genus Legionella , including a non-pneumonic influenza-like syndrome, and Legionnaires’ disease is a…”
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Rapid identification of Legionella spp. by MALDI-TOF MS based protein mass fingerprinting by Gaia, Valeria, Casati, Simona, Tonolla, Mauro

“…A set of reference strains representing 38 different Legionella species were submitted to Whole Cell Mass Spectrometry (WCMS) with MALDI-TOF. The dendrogram…”
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Legionnaires' Disease on the Rise in Switzerland: A Denominator-Based Analysis of National Diagnostic Data, 2007-2016 by Fischer, Fabienne B, Schmutz, Claudia, Gaia, Valeria, Mäusezahl, Daniel

“…The risk of falling ill with Legionnaires' disease (LD) is suggested to increase, but the global burden of disease is unknown due to a lack of appropriate…”
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Cardiac implantable electronic devices and bloodstream infections: management and outcomes by Özkartal, Tardu, Demarchi, Andrea, Conte, Giulio, Pongan, Damiano, Klersy, Catherine, Caputo, Maria Luce, Bergonti, Marco, Bernasconi, Enos, Gaia, Valeria, Granger, Christopher B, Auricchio, Angelo

“…Abstract Background and Aims Bloodstream infection (BSI) of any cause may lead to device infection in cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) patients…”
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Detection limits of Legionella pneumophila in environmental samples after co-culture with Acanthamoeba polyphaga by Conza, Lisa, Casati, Simona, Gaia, Valeria

“…The efficiency of recovery and the detection limit of Legionella after co-culture with Acanthamoeba polyphaga are not known and so far no investigations have…”
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Septic arthritis due to Legionella cincinnatiensis: case report and review of the literature by Banderet, Florian, Blaich, Annette, Soleman, Evelin, Gaia, Valeria, Osthoff, Michael

“…Legionella spp. are an important cause of pulmonary and rarely extrapulmonary infections. L. cincinnatiensis has only been implicated in five cases to date. We…”
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Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection and impact of vaccination in dialysis patients over two years of the pandemic by Hitz, Paolo, Pagnamenta, Alberto, Pertusini, Laura, Terrot, Tatiana, Franzosi, Yves, Bassi, Jessica, Silacci-Fregni, Chiara, Gaia, Valeria, Martinetti, Gladys, Keller, Franco, Berwert, Lorenzo, Ogna, Valentina Forni, Lavorato-Hadjeres, Soraya, Giunzioni, Davide, D’Ermo, Andrea, Valnegri, Alan, Ferrari, Paolo, Corti, Davide, Ceschi, Alessandro, Cippà, Pietro, Piccoli, Luca, Giannini, Olivier

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Air-conditioner cooling towers as complex reservoirs and continuous source of Legionella pneumophila infection evidenced by a genomic analysis study in 2017, Switzerland by Wüthrich, Daniel, Gautsch, Sylvia, Spieler-Denz, Ruth, Dubuis, Olivier, Gaia, Valeria, Moran-Gilad, Jacob, Hinic, Vladimira, Seth-Smith, Helena Mb, Nickel, Christian H, Tschudin-Sutter, Sarah, Bassetti, Stefano, Haenggi, Monika, Brodmann, Peter, Fuchs, Simon, Egli, Adrian

“…IntroductionWater supply and air-conditioner cooling towers (ACCT) are potential sources of infection in people. During outbreaks, traditional typing methods…”
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