Legionella

RANK: Genus

TAXONOMY: cellular organisms -> Bacteria -> Proteobacteria -> Gammaproteobacteria -> Legionellales -> Legionellaceae -> Legionella

OVERVIEW:

As the only genus in the family, the definition of Legionella is identical to that of Legionellaceae. Aerobic. l-cysteine-HCl and iron salts are required for growth. Oxidase negative or weakly positive. Nitrates are not reduced. Urease negative. Gelatin is liquefied by most species. Chemoorganotrophic, using amino acids as carbon and energy sources. Carbohydrates are neither fermented nor oxidized (Tables BXII.γ.56 and BXII.γ.57). Branched chain fatty acids predominate in whole cell hydrolysate (Table BXII.γ.58). All species contain ubiquinones with 9–14 isoprene units in the side chains (Table BXII.γ.59).The mol% G + C of the DNA is: 38–52.Type species: Legionella pneumophila B


Microbial Abundance Data: Legionella
Percent of total population with standard deviation [PMID: 22698087]. Percentages > 1% highlighted.
Buccal
Mucosa
Keratinized
Gingiva
Hard
Palate
Throat
Tonsils
Saliva
Stool
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.001)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.000)
DESCENDANTS
  • Candidatus Legionella jeonii
  • Legionella adelaidensis
  • Legionella anisa
  • Legionella beliardensis
  • Legionella birminghamensis
  • Legionella brunensis
  • Legionella busanensis
  • Legionella cardiaca
  • Legionella cherrii
  • Legionella cincinnatiensis
  • Legionella donaldsonii
  • Legionella drancourtii
  • Legionella dresdenensis
  • Legionella drozanskii
  • Legionella erythra
  • Legionella fairfieldensis
  • Legionella fallonii
  • Legionella feeleii
  • Legionella geestiana
  • Legionella gratiana
  • Legionella gresilensis
  • Legionella hackeliae
  • Legionella impletisoli
  • Legionella israelensis
  • Legionella jamestowniensis
  • Legionella jordanis
  • Legionella lansingensis
  • Legionella londiniensis
  • Legionella longbeachae
  • Legionella lytica
  • Legionella massiliensis
  • Legionella monrovica
  • Legionella moravica
  • Legionella nagasakiensis
  • Legionella nautarum
  • Legionella norrlandica
  • Legionella oakridgensis
  • Legionella parisiensis
  • Legionella pneumophila
  • Legionella quateirensis
  • Legionella quinlivanii
  • Legionella rowbothamii
  • Legionella rubrilucens
  • Legionella sainthelensi
  • Legionella santicrucis
  • Legionella shakespearei
  • Legionella sp.
  • Legionella spiritensis
  • Legionella steelei
  • Legionella steigerwaltii
  • Legionella taurinensis
  • Legionella tucsonensis
  • Legionella tunisiensis
  • Legionella wadsworthii
  • Legionella waltersii
  • Legionella worsleiensis
  • Legionella yabuuchiae
  • environmental samples
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