title: Legionella birminghamensis sp. nov. isolated from a cardiac transplant recipient.
abstract: A Legionella-like organism, strain 1407-AL-H, was isolated from a transbronchial lung biopsy specimen from a cardiac transplant recipient undergoing immunosuppressive therapy. The strain grew on buffered charcoal-yeast extract agar (BCYE) but not on BCYE in the absence of cysteine, and it showed gas-liquid chromatographic fatty acid profiles that were predominantly branch chained. Strain 1407-AL-H was antigenically distinct in slide agglutination tests from the 23 Legionella species and 39 serogroups previously described. DNA hybridization studies placed it in a new Legionella species, Legionella birminghamensis (ATCC 43702).
authors.affiliation: Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Thacker
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Polt
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brookings
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Mayberry
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Gilley
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kirklin
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007875:Legionella / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids