Enhanced isolation of Legionella species from composted material

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Enhanced isolation of Legionella species from composted material S. McCabe, A. Brown, G.F.S. Edwards, D. Lindsay  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 17, Issue 10, Pages 1517-1520 (October 2011) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03582.x Copyright © 2011 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

FIG. 1 Antigen titration of Legionellapneumophila serogroup (Sg) 1 Benidorm and L. pneumophila NT in enzyme immunoassay. Lp 1, L. pneumophila Sg 1 Benidorm; Lp NT, L. pneumophila non-typeable strain. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2011 17, 1517-1520DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03582.x) Copyright © 2011 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions