Slide Agglutination Test for Serogrouping Legionella Pneumophila and Atypical Legionella-like Organisms

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1980 Jan 1

PMID 7354129

Citations 12

Authors

H W WILKINSON

B J Fikes

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Abstract

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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