Legionellales
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| Legionellales | |
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| Legionella sp. under UV illumination. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Legionellales |
| Families & Genera | |
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Legionellaceae |
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The Legionellales are an order of Proteobacteria. Like all Proteobacteria, they are gram-negative.[1] They comprise two families, typified by Legionella and Coxiella, respectively, both of which include notable pathogens. For example, Q fever is caused by Coxiella burnetii and Legionella pneumophila causes Legionnaires' Disease.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ a b George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria
External links [edit]
- Legionellales LPSN List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
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