title: Isolation of Legionella rubrilucens from a pneumonia patient co-infected with Legionella pneumophila.
abstract: We report what we believe to be the first clinical isolation of Legionella rubrilucens from a pneumonia patient co-infected with Legionella pneumophila. L. rubrilucens strains were found in both a patient's sputum and the water of a hot spring in which the patient bathed, and DNA analysis by PFGE showed that they were indistinguishable.
authors.affiliation: Medical Corporation Matsui Internal Clinic, Iwate, Japan.
authors.forename: Mikio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.affiliation: Iwate Prefecture Research Center for Environmental Health, Iwate, Japan.
authors.forename: Shin-Ichiro
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.affiliation: Iwate Prefecture Ninohe Health Center, Iwate, Japan.
authors.forename: Rieko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shiroiwa
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amemura-Maekawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Fumiaki
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kura
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka 020-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S