The Reference Laboratory is involved in Legionella research and is interested to collaborate and participate in international research projects.
We participate in both national and international conferences
Research publications and presentations
Long-read sequencing for reliably calling the mompS allele in Legionella pneumophila sequence-based typing (2023). Krøvel, A.V., Hetland, M.A., Bernhoff, E., Bjørheim, A.S., Soma, M.A. and Löhr, I.H. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol, Sec Bacteria and Host. Proceedings of the Legionella 2022. Volume 13-2023.
Poster: Nanopore sequencing as a solution to the mompS challenge in L. pneumophila SBT from short-read data (2022). Krøvel, A.V, Bernhoff, E., Soma, M.A., Hetland, M.A.K., Romstad, M.R. and Löhr, I.H. The 10th International conference on Legionella, Japan, September 20-24.
Legionella pneumophila in Municipal Shower Systems in Stavanger, Norway; a Longitudinal Surveillance Study using Whole Genome Sequencing in Risk Management (2022). Krøvel, A.V., Bernhoff, E., Austerheim, E., Soma, M.A., Romstad, M.R. and Löhr, I.H. Microorganisms; 10 (3);536.
Susceptibility of Legionella pneumophila to antimicrobial agents and the presence of the efflux pump LpeAB (2019). Natås, O.B., Brekken, A.L., Bernhoff, E., Hetland, M.A.K., Löhr, I.H and Lindemann, P.C. J Antimicrob Chemother. Jun 1;74(6):1545-1550.
doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz081.
Legionella i kommunale dusjanlegg - Undersøkelse av utbredelse, typer og virulens med tanke på risikostyring (2017). Krøvel A.V., Engen, O.A.H., Bernhoff, E., Nilsen, I.M., Ragnes, K., Wiik, R. og Natås O.B. Rapport IRIS 2017/282 (PDF). Norwegian.
Poster: Legionella pneumophila in municipal shower systems in Stavanger, Norway; a longitudinal study of incidences and types (2015). Krøvel A.V., Bernhoff, E., Rangnes, K and Natås, O.B. 3rd ESGLI meeting, London, UK, September 16-17th.
