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

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. Legionella waltersii may can cause pneumonia.

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.

External links

• Type strain of Legionella waltersii at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

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