Antiserum-agar plate method for simultaneous detection and direct isolation of Legionella species in clinical and environmental specimens.

W A Janssen, K W Hedlund
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Abstract

Colonies of Legionella pneumophila serotypes 1 through 6, L. micdadei, L. bozemanii, L. dumoffii, and L. gormanii, which were developed on filtered yeast extract agar containing polyvalent antiserum, were surrounded by distinct, specific precipitin rings.

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MeSH Term

Agar
Animals
Bacteriological Techniques
Culture Media
Guinea Pigs
Immune Sera
Legionella
Liver
Lung
Precipitin Tests
Serotyping
Spleen
Water Microbiology

Chemicals

Culture Media
Immune Sera
Agar

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