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. 1991 May;29(5):1004–1006. doi: 10.1128/jcm.29.5.1004-1006.1991

Legionella adelaidensis, a new species isolated from cooling tower water.

R F Benson 1, W L Thacker 1, J A Lanser 1, N Sangster 1, W R Mayberry 1, D J Brenner 1
PMCID: PMC269923  PMID: 2056032

Abstract

A Legionella-like organism (strain 1762-AUS-E) was isolated from a cooling tower of an air-conditioning system in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The isolate was presumptively identified as a Legionella strain by its growth requirement for L-cysteine and its cellular branched-chain fatty acids. Strain 1762-AUS-E was serologically distinct in the slide agglutination test with absorbed antisera. DNA hybridization confirmed that it is a new Legionella species for which the name Legionella adelaidensis is proposed.

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