Thirteenth serogroup of Legionella pneumophila isolated from patients with pneumonia.
A Legionella-like organism (strain 82A3105; ATCC 43736) was isolated from a lung aspirate taken from a patient with pneumonia. Results of physiologic, gas-liquid chromatographic, genetic, and serologic tests showed that strain 82A3105 and four additional clinical isolates belong to a new Legionella pneumophila serogroup, serogroup 13.
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Department of Health Services, State of California, Berkeley 94704.
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Benson
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Brenner
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Wilkinson
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012703:Serotyping