Legionella waltersii

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
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]

References
  1. LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
  2. Straininfo of Legionella waltersii
  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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