Bacterial Antagonistic Species of the Pathogenic Genus Legionella Isolated from Cooling Tower.

ABSTRACT: Legionella pneumophila is the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, a severe pneumonia. Cooling towers are a major source of large outbreaks of the disease. The growth of L. pneumophila in these habitats is influenced by the resident microbiota. Consequently, the aim of this study was to isolate and characterize bacterial species from cooling towers capable of inhibiting several strains of L. pneumophila and one strain of L. quinlivanii. Two cooling towers were sampled to isolate inhibiting bacterial species. Seven inhibitory isolates were isolated, through serial dilution plating and streaking on agar plates, belonging to seven distinct species. The genomes of these isolates were sequenced to identify potential genetic elements that could explain the inhibitory effect. The results sho

SUBMITTER: Paranjape K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8877877 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature