Legionella waltersii

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Legionella waltersii
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Legionellales
Family: Legionellaceae
Genus: Legionella
Species:
L. waltersii
Binomial name
Legionella waltersii
Benson et al. 1996 [1]
Type strain
2074-AUS-E, ATCC 51914, CCUG 44924, CIP 104965 [2]

Legionella waltersii is a Gram-negative catalase- and oxidase-positive bacterium from the genus Legionella with a single polar flagellum which was isolated from a drinking water distribution system in Adelaide in Australia. L. waltersii is named after Reginald P. Walters. [3] [4] [5] Legionella waltersii may can cause pneumonia. [6]

References

  1. ↑ LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
  2. ↑ "Straininfo of Legionella waltersii". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  3. ↑ Benson, RF.; Thacker, WL.; Daneshvar, MI.; Brenner, DJ. (Jul 1996). "Legionella waltersii sp. nov. and an unnamed Legionella genomospecies isolated from water in Australia". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology . 46 (3): 631–4. doi: 10.1099/00207713-46-3-631 . PMID   8782669.
  4. ↑ UniProt
  5. ↑ ATCC
  6. ↑ König, C.; Hebestreit, H.; Valenza, G.; Abele-Horn, M.; Speer, CP. (Oct 2005). "Legionella waltersii--a novel cause of pneumonia?". Acta Paediatr. 94 (10): 1505–7. doi:10.1080/080352505100. PMID   16299887.


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