title: Legionella fairfieldensis sp. nov. isolated from cooling tower waters in Australia.
abstract: Three Legionella-like organisms were isolated from water from the cooling towers of two Australian institutions. The strains grew on buffered charcoal-yeast extract (BCYE) agar but not on BCYE agar in the absence of L-cysteine. Gas-liquid chromatography profiles of the isolates were consistent with those for Legionella spp. They were serologically distinct from other legionellae in a slide agglutination test. DNA hybridization studies showed that the three isolates belong to a new species of Legionella, Legionella fairfieldensis (ATCC 49588).
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Thacker
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hawes
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gidding
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dwyer
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Mayberry
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Brenner
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D007875:Legionella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D012703:Serotyping; D013045:Species Specificity; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids