Satellite growth of Legionella pneumophila with an environmental isolate of Flavobacterium breve.
Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 was observed to satellite around colonies of Flavobacterium breve on an L-cysteine-deficient medium which did not support growth of legionellae. Both isolates were recovered from the hot water tanks of hospitals. Ferric PPi stimulated satellite growth between 0.01 and 0.1%.
D003545:Cysteine / Q000378:metabolism; D005417:Flavobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D007875:Legionella / Q000254:growth & development*; D014871:Water Microbiology
D003545:Cysteine