Dye-containing buffered charcoal-yeast extract medium for differentiation of members of the family Legionellaceae
- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 13 (2), 380-382
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.13.2.380-382.1981
Abstract
The addition of 0.001% bromocresol purple and 0.001% bromothymol blue to buffered charcoal-yeast extract agar allowed differentiation between members of the family Legionellaceae. On this medium, Legionella pneumophila grew as relatively flat, pale green colonies; Tatlockia micdadei (Pittsburgh pneumonia agent) produced blue-gray colonies. Fluoribacter spp. (atypical Legionella-like organisms) developed glistening colonies which were brighter green than those of L. pneumophila.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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