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Legionella drozanskii sp. nov., Legionella rowbothamii sp. nov. and Legionella fallonii sp. nov.: three unusual new Legionella species.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 May 2001
Adeleke A A, Fields B S, Benson R F, Daneshvar M I, Pruckler J M, Ratcliff R M, Harrison T G, Weyant R S, Birtles R J, Raoult D, Halablab M A
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Seven strains of Legionella-like amoebal pathogens (LLAPs) were characterized on the basis of their cultural and staining characteristics, biochemical reactions, serology, cellular fatty acids (CFAs), isoprenoid quinone composition, total DNA relatedness, analysis of 16S rRNA and macrophage infectivity potentiator (mip) gene sequence analyses. All seven strains exhibited limited growth on buffered charcoal yeast...
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