Finally, it needs special nutrients to grow, such as cysteine and iron, so it grows on a special medium called buffered charcoal yeast extract, or BCYE, which contains cysteine and iron that are essentially for the growth of Legionella.

最后，嗜肺军团菌的生长需要特定营养素，例如半胱氨酸和铁；因此嗜肺军团菌的生长需要一种特殊的培养基：缓冲木炭酵母浸膏（BCYE），它含有嗜肺军团菌生长所需的半胱氨酸和铁。