Legionella wadsworthii

Legionella wadsworthii is a bacterium from the genus Legionella isolated from sputum from a patient in Los Angeles.[3][4] It can cause pneumonia in humans.[5]

Legionella wadsworthii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
γ-proteobacteria
Order:
Legionellales
Family:
Legionellaceae
Genus:
Legionella
Species:
L. wadsworthii
Binomial name
Legionella wadsworthii
Edelstein et al. 1983[1]
Type strain
ATCC 33877, CCUG 16415, CCUG 58308, CIP 103886, NCTC 11532, Wadsworth 81-716A[2]

References
  1. LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
  2. Straininfo of Legionella wadsworthii
  3. ATCC
  4. UniPot
  5. Edelstein, PH; Brenner, DJ; Moss, CW; Steigerwalt, AG; Francis, EM; George, WL (1982). "Legionella wadsworthii species nova: a cause of human pneumonia". Ann Intern Med. 97: 809–13. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-97-6-809. PMID 6756238.


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