Cross-reactions between Legionella pneumophila (serogroup 1) and twenty-eight other bacterial species, including other members of the family Legionellaceae
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Capillary gas chromatographic analysis of carbohydrates of Legionella pneumophila and other members of the family Legionellaceae.
Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires disease, and related organisms have previously been characterized primarily by conventional bacteriological methods, DNA-DNA hybridization, antigenic analysis, and fatty acid analysis. By capillary gas chromatographic analysis for carbohydrates, we have shown that muramic acid and glucosamine, characteristic markers of bacterial cell w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.39.3.1441-1456.1983