Isolation of protozoa from water associated with a legionellosis outbreak and demonstration of intracellular multiplication of Legionella pneumophila.

Applied and environmental microbiology ·Vol. 51 ·No. 2 ·1986-02-00 ·Pages 422-4

Barbaree JM, Fields BS, Feeley JC, Gorman GW, Martin WT

Abstract

At the site of a legionellosis outbreak, amoebae and two ciliates, Tetrahymena sp. and Cyclidium sp., were isolated from cooling-tower water containing Legionella pneumophila. The Tetrahymena sp. and the amoebae repeatedly showed the ability to support intracellular multiplication of L. pneumophila. Both were isolated from cooling towers specifically implicated as the source for the spread of legionellosis. These protozoa may be reservoirs supporting the survival and multiplication of virulent legionellae in cooling-tower water.

MeSH Terms

Eukaryota/isolation & purification Humans Kinetics Legionella/growth & development,isolation & purification Legionnaires' Disease/microbiology Time Factors Water/analysis Water Microbiology

Chemicals

Water

Authors & Affiliations

5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Barbaree J M

Fields B S

Feeley J C

Gorman G W

Martin W T

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Article Info

Journal

Applied and environmental microbiology

Abbr.

Appl Environ Microbiol

ISSN

0099-2240

DOI

10.1128/aem.51.2.422-424.1986

Published

1986-02-00

Pages

422-4

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7605801

PMCID

PMC238884

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/aem.51.2.422-424.1986 PMC Full Text View journal details

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