title: Legionella shakespearei sp. nov., isolated from cooling tower water.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Houseman Ltd., The Priory, Burnham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: U K
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Thacker
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vesey
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kurtz
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Steigerwalt
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Moss
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D014451:Ubiquinone