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

Authors :: H W Wilkinson
B J Fikes
Source :: Journal of clinical microbiology. 11(1)
Publication Year :: 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.

Subjects :: Microbiology (medical)
biology
Bacteria
Legionella
biology.organism_classification
bacterial infections and mycoses
Legionella pneumophila
Virology
Slide agglutination
Microbiology
respiratory tract diseases
Agglutination Tests
bacteria
Humans
Legionnaires' Disease
Serotyping
Research Article

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