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Case Reports
. 1978 Dec 2;2(8101):1172-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(78)92154-2.

Isolation of a new serotype of legionnaires' disease bacterium

P H Edelstein, R D Meyer, S M Finegold
Case Reports

Isolation of a new serotype of legionnaires' disease bacterium

P H Edelstein et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

A new serotype of the legionnaires' disease bacterium has been isolated. The strain appears to be identical with the Philadelphia strain except for the cell-wall antigens as tested by a direct fluorescent antibody technique. Demonstration of a new serotype brings into question the diagnostic specificity of currently used reference strains.

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