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Legionella pneumophila

Legionella pneumophila

Catalogue No.

NCTC 11417

Current Name

Legionella pneumophila

Type Strain

Reference Strain

Original Strain Reference

Cambridge-2, Atkinson

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract agar (BCYE), 48 hours, 37°C, CO₂ required

Biological and Genomic Info

Serogroup/Serotype

Serogroup 5

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Strain Data

J. Nagington, PHL Cambridge / Serogroup 5 / Post-mortem human lung / Nagington, J. et al. (1979) Lancet 2, 536

Colony Appearance

Smooth, Shiny

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1981

Depositor

NAGINGTON J

Isolated From

human, lung

History

ISOLATED BY NAGINGTON J, PHL CAMBRIDGE IN 1979

Previous Catalogue Name

Legionella pneumophila

Applications

Bibliography

NAGINGTON J ET AL 1979 LANCET 2 536 537

Extended Bibliography

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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