Legionellales
| Legionellales | |
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| Legionella sp. under ultraviolet illumination | |
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| Order: | Legionellales
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Legionellaceae | |
The Legionellales are an order of Proteobacteria. Like all Proteobacteria, they are Gram-negative.[1] They comprise two families, typified by Legionella and Coxiella, both of which include notable pathogens. For example, Q fever is caused by Coxiella burnetii and Legionella pneumophila causes Legionnaires' disease[2][3] and Pontiac fever.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria
- ^ Fraser, D.W., Tsai, T,. Orenstein, W., et al. (1977). Legionnaires' disease: description of an epidemic of pneumonia. New England Journal of Medicine. 297:1189–1197.
- ^ McDade, JE., Shepard, C.C., Fraser, D.W., et al., (1977) Legionnaires' Disease — Isolation of a Bacterium and Demonstration of Its Role in Other Respiratory Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 297: 1197–1203.
- ^ "General Information- Pontiac Fever". HPA. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/191/9/1530.full.pdf
- ^ "Pontiac Fever Due to Legionella micdadei from a Whirlpool Spa: Possible Role of Bacterial Endotoxin". Jid.oxfordjournals.org. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
External links
- Legionellales LPSN List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
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