Legionella oakridgensis: unusual new species isolated from cooling tower water
| Autor: | W B Cherry, L K McDougal, Don J. Brenner, L H Orrison, W F Bibb, R.L. Tyndall, M A Lambert, Carl B. Fliermans, S.B. Gough |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1983 |
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food.ingredient Legionella oakridgensis Legionella Microorganism Guinea Pigs Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Ferric Compounds Microbiology food Terminology as Topic Agar Animals Air Conditioning Cysteine Serotyping Ecology biology Fatty Acids Species diversity Nucleic Acid Hybridization biology.organism_classification Isolation (microbiology) Alkaline Phosphatase respiratory tract diseases Anti-Bacterial Agents Culture Media Water Microbiology Bacteria Food Science Biotechnology Research Article |
| Popis: | We describe a new species of Legionella represented by 10 strains isolated from industrial cooling towers. Legionella oakridgensis differed genetically from the other seven species of Legionella in DNA hybridization studies and differed serologically in direct fluorescent-antibody tests. The new species, unlike all other species except L. jordanis, did not require added L-cysteine for growth in serial transfer on charcoal-yeast extract agar. L. oakridgensis, as well as three other species tested, required L-cysteine for primary isolation from animal tissues. L. oakridgensis was the only species of Legionella that failed to produce alkaline phosphatase at pH 8.5. In all other respects, it resembled other species of Legionella, including having a high content of branched-chain cellular fatty acids and being pathogenic for guinea pigs. These bacteria have not yet been associated with human disease, but they are potential causes of legionellosis. |
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