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Legionella sainthelensi

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Species of bacterium

Legionella sainthelensi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Legionellales
Family: Legionellaceae
Genus: Legionella
Species: L. sainthelensi
Binomial name
Legionella sainthelensi
Campbell et al. 1984
Type strain
ATCC 35248, CCUG 29672, CIP 103885, DSM 19231, MSH-4, Mt. St. Helens 4, NCTC 11988

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. L. sainthelensi can cause infection in the respiratory tract.

Genomic information
NCBI genome ID31584
Ploidyhaploid
Genome size4.10 Mb
Number of chromosomes1
Year of completion2014

References

  1. LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
  2. Straininfo of Legionella sainthelensi
  3. Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  4. UniProt
  5. Loeb, M; Simor, AE; Mandell, L; Krueger, P; McArthur, M; James, M; Walter, S; Richardson, E; Lingley, M; Stout, J; Stronach, D; McGeer, A (1999). "Two nursing home outbreaks of respiratory infection with Legionella sainthelensi". J Am Geriatr Soc. 47 (5): 547–52. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb02568.x. PMC 7166437. PMID 10323647.

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Taxon identifiers
Legionella sainthelensi


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