Legionella micdadei (Pittsburgh pneumonia agent): direct fluoresent-antibody examination of infected human lung tissue and characterization of clinical isolates.
AUTOR(ES)
Cordes, L G
RESUMO
Legionella micdadei (Pittsburgh pneumonia agent) was identified by direct fluorescent-antibody (DFA) examination of lung tissue in six of seven persons diagnosed previously as having L. micdadei pneumonia only by histopathology and in four persons who also had positive cultures of the organism. No cross-reactions occurred with monospecific DFA conjugates prepared against Legionella pneumophila serogroups 1 to 6, Legionella bozemanii, Legionella dumoffii, and Legionella gormanii. One person had L. pneumophila serogroup 6 identified by DFA examination of lung tissue and subsequent culture of stored pulmonary secretions. Characterization of the four strains of L. micdadei revealed specific DFA reactions, bacteriological behavior, and cellular fatty acid composition that allow identification of the organism. DFA testing appears to be a sensitive method for identifying L. micdadei prescent in human lung tissue or cultured on artificial media.
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