Legionella shakespearei sp. nov., isolated from cooling tower water.
A Legionella-like organism (strain 214T [T = type strain]) was isolated from a cooling tower in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. This strain required L-cysteine and contained cellular branched-chain fatty acids that are typical of the genus Legionella. Strain 214T produced pink colonies on buffered charcoal-yeast extract agar. Ubiquinone Q-12 was the major quinone. Strain 214T was serologically distinct from other legionellae as determined by a slide agglutination test. The results of DNA hybridization studies showed that strain 214T (= ATCC 49655T) is a member of a new Legionella species, Legionella shakespearei.
Verma
U K
UK
Houseman Ltd., The Priory, Burnham, United Kingdom.
Brenner
D J
DJ
Thacker
W L
WL
Benson
R F
RF
Vesey
G
G
Kurtz
J B
JB
Dennis
P J
PJ
Steigerwalt
A G
AG
Robinson
J S
JS
Moss
C W
CW
D001482:Base Composition; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D007875:Legionella / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D014451:Ubiquinone / Q000032:analysis; D014871:Water Microbiology
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D014451:Ubiquinone