Slide agglutination test for serogrouping Legionella pneumophila and atypical Legionella-like organisms

1 January 1980

journal article
Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Vol. 11 (1) , 99-101
https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.11.1.99-101.1980

Abstract

A simple, inexpensive slide agglutination test correctly identified the serogroup to which 38 Legionella pneumophilia strains belonged, and distinguished them from two atypical, Legionella-like organisms.

Keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST
ATYPICAL
SEROGROUPING
LEGIONELLA LIKE ORGANISMS
CORRECTLY
PNEUMOPHILA
DISTINGUISHED

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