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Table 1 Table 1 Percentage and no. of samples from wich Legionella spp. were recovered by culture and co-culture

From: Detection limits of Legionella pneumophila in environmental samples after co-culture with Acanthamoeba polyphaga

  Compost (n = 88) Air (n = 23)
  Culture Co-culture Culture Co-culture
Lp2-15 60.2% (53) 55.7% (49) - 39.1% (9)
Lp1 25% (22) 11.4% (10) - 8.7% (2)
Lp 6.8% (6) 3.4% (3) - -
L. bozemanii 39.8% (35) 6.8% (6) - 4.3% (1)
L. londiniensis 26.1% (23) - - -
L. micdadei 12.5% (11) 1.1% (1) - -
L. oakridgensis 11.4% (10) - - -
L. feeleii 3.4% (3) 2.3% (2) - -
L. jamestowniensis 2.3% (2) - - -
L. birminghamensis 1.1% (1) - - -
L. cincinnatiensis 1.1% (1) - - -
L. sainthelensis 1.1% (1) - - -
L. longbeachae - 1.1% (1) - -
  1. Lp1: L. pneumophila serogroup 1; Lp2-15: L. pneumophila serogroups 2–15. Lspp: undetermined Legionella species.
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BMC Microbiology

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