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]
| Legionella waltersii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Legionellales |
| Family: | Legionellaceae |
| Genus: | Legionella |
| Species: | L. waltersii
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| Binomial name | |
| Legionella waltersii Benson et al. 1996[1]
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| Type strain | |
| 2074-AUS-E, ATCC 51914, CCUG 44924, CIP 104965[2] | |
References
edit- ^ LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
- ^ Straininfo of Legionella waltersii
- ^ 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.
- ^ UniProt
- ^ ATCC
- ^ 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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