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The effect of Aeromonas strains on the growth of Legionella
Author(s) -
Toze S.,
Cahill Marion,
Sly L.I.,
Fuerst J.A.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1994.tb03061.x
Subject(s) - aeromonas , legionella , aeromonas hydrophila , microbiology and biotechnology , legionella pneumophila , biology , isolation (microbiology) , bacteria , vibrionaceae , genetics
Thirty‐one environmental and two type strains of Aeromonas were tested for their ability to inhibit the growth of strains of several Legionella species. Of 10 Legionella spp. tested, only Legionella pneumophila and Leg. longbeachae were able to resist the inhibitory effects of some of the Aeromonas strains. Selected Aeromonas strains were also tested for their ability to inhibit the growth of several non‐legionella strains. None of the non‐legionella strains were inhibited by any of the selected Aeromonas strains. Attempts were made to isolate Aeromonas strains from cooling towers and Aeromonas hydrophila was isolated from one of the cooling towers tested. The results suggest that many strains of Aeromonas can inhibit the growth of Legionella strains on solid media and could affect the isolation of legionellas from water sources.