title: Legionella cincinnatiensis sp. nov. isolated from a patient with pneumonia.
abstract: A Legionella-like organism (strain 72-OH-H [= ATCC 43753]) was isolated from an open-lung biopsy specimen from a hemodialysis patient with end-stage renal disease and bronchopneumonia. Growth characteristics and gas-liquid chromatographic profiles of the isolate were consistent with those for Legionella spp. The isolate was presumptively identified as a Legionella longbeachae serogroup 1 strain by direct immunofluorescence staining. However, the organism was serologically distinct in the slide agglutination test with absorbed antisera. DNA hybridization studies showed that strain 72-OH-H constitutes a new Legionella species, which is named Legionella cincinnatiensis (ATCC 43753).
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: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Staneck
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Mayberry
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D001706:Biopsy; D001996:Bronchopneumonia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial