Antiserum-agar plate method for simultaneous detection and direct isolation of Legionella species in clinical and environmental specimens.
Colonies of Legionella pneumophila serotypes 1 through 6, L. micdadei, L. bozemanii, L. dumoffii, and L. gormanii, which were developed on filtered yeast extract agar containing polyvalent antiserum, were surrounded by distinct, specific precipitin rings.
D000362:Agar; D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003470:Culture Media; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007106:Immune Sera; D007875:Legionella / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D012703:Serotyping; D013154:Spleen / Q000382:microbiology; D014871:Water Microbiology
D003470:Culture Media; D007106:Immune Sera; D000362:Agar