Legionella waltersii explained

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.^{[1] [2] [3]} Legionella waltersii may can cause pneumonia.^[4]

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Benson . RF. . Thacker . WL. . Daneshvar . MI. . Brenner . DJ. . Legionella waltersii sp. nov. and an unnamed Legionella genomospecies isolated from water in Australia. . International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 46 . 3 . 631–4 . Jul 1996 . 10.1099/00207713-46-3-631. 8782669 . free .
2. https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q49JA5 UniProt
3. http://www.lgcstandards-atcc.org/products/all/51914.aspx?geo_country=de ATCC
4. König . C. . Hebestreit . H. . Valenza . G. . Abele-Horn . M. . Speer . CP. . Legionella waltersii--a novel cause of pneumonia? . Acta Paediatr . 94 . 10 . 1505–7 . Oct 2005 . 10.1080/080352505100. 16299887 .