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. 1981 Apr;13(4):794-7.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.13.4.794-797.1981.

Thermophilic sporeforming bacilli that mimic fastidious growth characteristics and colonial morphology of legionella

L Thacker, R M McKinney, C W Moss, H M Sommers, M L Spivack, T F O'Brien

Thermophilic sporeforming bacilli that mimic fastidious growth characteristics and colonial morphology of legionella

L Thacker et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1981 Apr.

Abstract

Gram-negative bacilli resembling legionellae were isolated from contaminated culture media. These bacilli are distinguishable from legionellae by their thermophilic characteristic.

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