It has been suspected that some species belonging to the alphaproteobacteria might cause pneumonia in humans. It is thus of special interest to isolate new members of this phylum, and to further characterize their pathogenicity. The amoebal co-culture method allowed the isolation of various new
Bacteria belonging to the genera Afipia and Bosea are amoeba-resisting bacteria that have been recently reported to colonize hospital water supplies and are suspected of being responsible for intensive care unit-acquired pneumonia. Identification of these bacteria is now based on determination of
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