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The growth of acid-fast bacteria often hinders the detection of Legionella in water samples on agar plates by the plate culture method. We studied whether anti-tubercular agents inhibit acid-fast bacteria growth on agar plates. First, the antimicrobial activities of isoniazid, ethionamide, and ethambutol were evaluated against Mycobacterium and Legionella. We found that ethambutol at ≥ 100 μg/mL completely inhibited Mycobacterium growth, but ethambutol at 1,000 μg/mL did not inhibit Legionella growth. Next, the effect of ethambutol dissolved in acid buffer was examined. Cell suspensions of L. pneumophila and Mycobacterium spp. were mixed, and ethambutol-acid buffer was added. After 5 min, mixtures were inoculated on GVPC agar plates and incubated at 36℃ for 6 d. We found that ethambutol inhibited Mycobacterium growth on agar plates, but the Legionella colonies recovered. The effect of ethambutol was also significant in the evaluation using bathwaters. Comparing 1,302 bathwaters, the addition of ethambutol reduced the detection rate of acid-fast bacteria from 30.6% to 0% and increased the detection rate of Legionella from 7.1% to 7.5%. Ethambutol, which selectively inhibited acid-fast bacteria growth, enhanced the detection of Legionella on agar plates and will contribute to improving the accuracy of Legionella testing by the plate culture method.
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