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Legionella pneumophila

Legionella pneumophila

Catalogue No.

NCTC 11405

Current Name

Legionella pneumophila

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

Dallas-1E

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Nutrient agar, 37°C, CO₂ required

Biological and Genomic Info

Fermentation

Glucose: -

Serogroup/Serotype

Serogroup 5

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: +

Cytochrome C oxidase: +

Strain Data

(ATCC 33216) R. E. Weaver, CDC Atlanta in 1981 / P. Skaliy / Water from cooling tower in Dallas / Serogroup 5 / England, A. C. et al. (1980) Ann. Int. Med. 93, 58-59 / subsp. fraseri / Fry, N. K. et al. (1991) J. gen. Microbiol. 137, 1215

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1981

Depositor

WEAVER R E

Isolated From

from a cooling tower in Dallas

History

WEAVER R E, CDC ATLANTA,GEORGIA-ISLT BY SKALIY P IN 1978 PRE:FR

Previous Catalogue Name

Legionella pneumophila

Applications

Bibliography

ENGLAND A C ET AL 1980 ANN INT MED 93 58 59

Extended Bibliography

The use of 16S ribosomal RNA analyses to investigate the phylogeny of the family Legionellaceae, https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-137-5-1215

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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