Biology:Legionella sainthelensi

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Short description: Species of bacterium

Legionella sainthelensi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Legionellales
Family: Legionellaceae
Genus: Legionella
Species:
L. sainthelensi
Binomial name
Legionella sainthelensi
Campbell et al. 1984[1]
Type strain
ATCC 35248, CCUG 29672, CIP 103885, DSM 19231, MSH-4, Mt. St. Helens 4, NCTC 11988[2]

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 (state) .[3][4] L. sainthelensi can cause infection in the respiratory tract.[5]

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

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15262063 entry