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Legionella tucsonensis sp. nov. isolated from a renal transplant recipient

W L Thacker et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1989 Aug.

Abstract

A Legionella-like organism (strain 1087-AZ-H) was isolated from a pleural-fluid specimen from a renal transplant patient undergoing immunosuppressive therapy. Growth characteristics and gas-liquid chromatography profiles of the isolate were consistent with those for Legionella spp. The isolate fluoresced blue-white under long-wave UV light. Strain 1087-AZ-H was serologically distinct in the slide agglutination test with absorbed antisera. DNA hybridization studies placed it in a new Legionella species, Legionella tucsonensis (ATCC 49180).

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• Pulmonary Legionella tucsonensis infection.
  Edelstein PH. Edelstein PH. J Clin Microbiol. 1990 Jan;28(1):163. doi: 10.1128/jcm.28.1.163-.1990. J Clin Microbiol. 1990. PMID: 2298876 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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