Isolation of Legionella rubrilucens from a pneumonia patient co-infected with Legionella pneumophila.
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.
Matsui
Mikio
M
Medical Corporation Matsui Internal Clinic, Iwate, Japan.
Fujii
Shin-Ichiro
SI
Iwate Prefecture Research Center for Environmental Health, Iwate, Japan.
Shiroiwa
Rieko
R
Iwate Prefecture Ninohe Health Center, Iwate, Japan.
Amemura-Maekawa
Junko
J
Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
Chang
Bin
B
Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
Kura
Fumiaki
F
Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
Yamauchi
Kohei
K
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka 020-8505, Japan.
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
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S