Slide agglutination test for serogrouping Legionella pneumophila and atypical Legionella-like organisms.
A simple, inexpensive slide agglutination test correctly identified the serogroup to which 38 Legionella pneumophilia strains belonged, and distinguished them from two atypical, Legionella-like organisms.
D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000379:methods*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping