Slide agglutination test for serogrouping Legionella pneumophila and atypical Legionella-like organisms.
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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.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 11 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980