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Legionella wadsworthii

Legionella wadsworthii

Catalogue No.

NCTC 11532

Current Name

Legionella wadsworthii

Type Strain

Type Strain

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

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

Biological and Genomic Info

Gram Stain Result

Negative

Enzyme Tests

Catalase: +

Cytochrome C oxidase: -

Strain Data

(ATCC 33877) Type strain / ATCC in 1983 / P. H. Edelstein / Sputum in 1981 / Edelstein, P.H. et al. (1982) Ann. Int. Med. 97, 809

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/01/1983

Depositor

PIENTA P, ATCC

Isolated From

human, sputum

Previous Catalogue Name

Legionella wadsworthii

Applications

Bibliography

EDELSTEIN P H ET AL 1982 ANN INT MED 97 809 812

Extended Bibliography

(1983), Validation List no. 11., Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 672-674, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/00207713-33-3-672 EDELSTEIN (P.H.), BRENNER (D.J.), MOSS (C.W.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), FRANCIS (E.M.) and GEORGE (W.L.), (1982), Legionella wadsworthii species nova: a cause of human pneumonia., 809-813, http://dx.doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-97-6-809

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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