Legionella sainthelensi serogroup 2 isolated from patients with pneumonia.
Three Legionella-like organisms isolated from patients with pneumonia are shown to belong to the species Legionella sainthelensi by DNA hybridization studies and to a new serogroup, serogroup 2, by serological studies (ATCC 49322). L. sainthelensi serogroup 2 and L. santicrucis are indistinguishable by slide agglutination, but are separable on the basis of their cell wall fatty acid profiles.
Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
R F
RF
Benson
W L
WL
Thacker
F C
FC
Fang
B
B
Kanter
W R
WR
Mayberry
D J
DJ
Brenner
D000372:Agglutination Tests; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids