TABLE 3.
Amoeba cultures from Mt Hope Bay and the Great Salt Lake that were positive for the Legionella mip gene.
Culture Name | Sample location | Sample date | Medium | Confirmed by sequence as L. pneumophila |
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Mt. Hope Bay
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06/05CO997.3 | Common Fence Point | June 2005 | Freshwater, minimal media | yes |
06/05DB997.3 | Dighton Bridge | June 2005 | Freshwater, minimal media | |
07/05BR994.1 | Braga Bridge | July 2005 | Saltwater minimal media | yes |
08/05BP994.2 | Brayton Point | August 2005 | Saltwater, minimal media | yes |
08/05BR996.1 | Braga Bridge | August 2005 | Brackish water, minimal media | |
08/05DB994.2 | Dighton Bridge | August 2005 | Saltwater, minimal media | |
08/05DB994.3 | Dighton Bridge | August 2005 | Saltwater, minimal media | |
08/05DB994.5 | Dighton Bridge | August 2005 | Saltwater, minimal media | yes |
08/05DBMMN.5 | Dighton Bridge | August 2005 | Saltwater, non-nutrient | |
08/05DB996.1 | Dighton Bridge | August 2005 | Brackish water, minimal media | |
08/05DB996.2 | Dighton Bridge | August 2005 | Brackish water, minimal media | yes |
06/06DB996.2 | Dighton Bridge | June 2006 | Brackish water, minimal media | |
06/06DBFNN.2 | Dighton Bridge | June 2006 | Freshwater, non-nutrient | |
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Great Salt Lake
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08/05GSLR996.2 | Farmington Bay wetlands | August 2005 | Brackish water, minimal media | yes |
08/05GSLB996.1 | Farmington Bay Causeway | August 2005 | Brackish water, minimal media | |
08/05GSLBMNN.1 | Farmington Bay Causeway | August 2005 | Saltwater, non-nutrient | yes |
06/06GSLFB996.2 | Farmington Bay Causeway | June 2006 | Brackish water, minimal media |
Culture Name indicates collection date (month/year), location (CO - Common Fence Point, DB - Dighton Bridge, BR – Braga Bridge, BP – Brayton Point, GSLR – wildlife refuge, GSLB – causeway breach, GSLFB – beach at Antelope Island), and culture medium with isolate number (e.g. 996.3).