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Legionella is commonly found in aquatic habitats where its ability to survive and to multiply within different protozoa equips the bacterium to be transmissible and pathogenic to humans. Engineering microbes for potential use in diagnostics. Nmg provides leadership in the area of clinical molecular microbiology diagnostics and strives to develop a proactive network. In the clinical microbiology laboratory advances in nucleic acid detection, quantification, and sequence analysis have led to considerable improvements in the diagnosis, management, and monitoring of infectious diseases. Current issues in molecular biology issn 14673037 has new combined editorial board leading to a stronger and more broadly based publication.
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