| Legionella sainthelensi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Legionellales |
| Family: | Legionellaceae |
| Genus: | Legionella |
| Species: | L. sainthelensi |
| Binomial name | |
| Legionella sainthelensi Campbell et al. 1984 [1] | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC 35248, CCUG 29672, CIP 103885, DSM 19231, MSH-4, Mt. St. Helens 4, NCTC 11988 [2] | |
Legionella sainthelensi is a Gram-negative, catalase- and oxidase-positive, non-spore-forming, motile bacterium from the genus Legionella which was isolated from fresh water in regions influenced by the volcanic eruptions of Mount St. Helens in Washington. [3] [4] L. sainthelensi can cause infection in the respiratory tract. [5]
| NCBI ID | 28087 |
|---|---|
| Ploidy | haploid |
| Genome size | 4.10 Mb |
| Number of chromosomes | 1 |
| Year of completion | 2014 |