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Legionella pneumophila

Legionella pneumophila

Catalogue No.

NCTC 11232

Current Name

Legionella pneumophila

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

Bloomington-2

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Buffered charcoal yeast ext + cO₂, 37°C, CO₂ required condl:nutrient

Biological and Genomic Info

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: +

Cytochrome C oxidase: +

Strain Data

(ATCC 33155) R. E. Weaver, CDC Atlanta in 1978 / Serogroup 3

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1978

Depositor

WEAVER R E

History

WEAVER R E, CDC ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Previous Catalogue Name

Legionella pneumophila

Applications

Extended Bibliography

Ko,K.S, Lee,H.K, Park,M.Y, Park,M.S, Lee,K.H, Woo,S.Y, Yun,Y.J, Kook,Y.H., (2002), Population genetic structure of Legionella pneumophila inferred from RNA polymerase gene (rpoB) and DotA gene (dotA) sequences, J Bacteriol, 2123-30, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11914343 Robinson,P.N, Heidrich,B, Tiecke,F, Fehrenbach,F.J, Rolfs,A., (1996), Species-specific detection of Legionella using polymerase chain reaction and reverse dot-blotting, FEMS Microbiol Lett, 111-9, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8764471 Robinson,P.N, Heidrich,B, Tiecke,F, Fehrenbach,F.J, Rolfs,A., (1996), Species-specific detection of Legionella using polymerase chain reaction, FEMS Microbiol Lett, 111-119, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/96291654

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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