Legionella pneumophila serogroup 14 isolated from patients with fatal pneumonia.
Two Legionella-like organisms, one isolated from postmortem lung tissue and the other from a bronchial aspirate, were shown by growth, physiologic, and genetic characteristics to belong to the species Legionella pneumophila. Subsequent serologic testing indicated that both strains belonged to a new serogroup, serogroup 14.
Benson
R F
RF
Division of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
Thacker
W L
WL
Wilkinson
H W
HW
Fallon
R J
RJ
Brenner
D J
DJ
D001980:Bronchi / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D012703:Serotyping