Room temperature storage of Legionella cultures.
Charcoal-yeast extract agar slant cultures of Legionella representing all four named species were stored at room temperature in the dark. Some L. pneumophila strains survived 2 months, L. bozemanii and L. dumoffii strains were viable at 4 months, and L. micdadei strains remained viable after 1 year in storage.
D000362:Agar; D003624:Darkness; D007875:Legionella / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D011309:Preservation, Biological; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
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