| Literature DB >> 2037664 |
W L Thacker1, R F Benson, L Hawes, H Gidding, B Dwyer, W R Mayberry, D J Brenner.
Abstract
Three Legionella-like organisms were isolated from water from the cooling towers of two Australian institutions. The strains grew on buffered charcoal-yeast extract (BCYE) agar but not on BCYE agar in the absence of L-cysteine. Gas-liquid chromatography profiles of the isolates were consistent with those for Legionella spp. They were serologically distinct from other legionellae in a slide agglutination test. DNA hybridization studies showed that the three isolates belong to a new species of Legionella, Legionella fairfieldensis (ATCC 49588).Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 2037664 PMCID: PMC269803 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.29.3.475-478.1991
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948