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Legionella
''Legionella'' is a genus of gram-negative bacteria, gram-negative bacteria that can be seen using a silver stain or grown in a special media that contains cysteine, an amino acid. It is known to cause legionellosis (all illnesses caused by ''Legionella'') including a pneumonia-type illness called Legionnaires' disease and a mild flu-like illness called Pontiac fever. These bacteria are common in many places, like soil and water. There are over 50 species and 70 types (serotype, serogroups) identified. ''Legionella'' does not spread from person-to-person. Most individuals who are exposed to the bacteria do not get sick. Most outbreaks result from poorly maintained cooling towers. The cell wall of the ''Legionella'' bacteria has parts that determine its specific type. The structural arrangement and building blocks (sugars) in the cell wall help classify the bacteria. Etymology ''Legionella'' was named after 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak, a 1976 outbreak of a th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legionella Jordanis
''Legionella jordanis'' is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus ''Legionella'' which was isolated from the Clear Creek (Salt Creek)#Water quality issues, Jordan River in Bloomington, Indiana, Bloomington, Indiana and from the sewage in DeKalb County, Georgia. ''L. jordanis'' is a rare human pathogen and can cause respiratory tract infections. History ''Legionella jordanis'' strain BL-540 was first isolated from water samples taken at the Jordan River in Bloomington, Indiana by Cherry et al. in 1978. Another strain characterized as ABB-9 was discovered in 1980 from sewage collected in DeKalb County, Georgia. The species, specific epithet ''jordanis'' was derived from the name of the river in which was discovered. The two strains were both Gram staining, Gram-stained. The Sudan black B fat stain for lipids and the Schaeffer–Fulton stain, Wirtz-Conklin method were used to demonstrate Bacterial spore, spore formation. Acid-fast staining was used, as well. The cultures were strea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legionella Clemsonensis
''Legionella clemsonensis'' was isolated in 2006, but was described in 2016 by Clemson University researchers. It is a Gram-negative bacterium. Taxonomic and phylogenetic description “''Legionella''” is named after the American Legion convention where the first outbreak occurred, killing 34 people and sickening 221 individuals in 1976. It occurred in Philadelphia during the convention for the association of the U.S. veterans. The specific name ''clemsonensis''” derives from Clemson University, where undergraduates DNA-sequenced this new strain. ''Legionella'' has a correlation with another genus called '' Coxiella''. Both cause lung infection that can eventually lead to pneumonia due to the intracellular bacteria in aerosols. Discovery Based on physical characteristics, phylogenetic analysis, and membrane fatty-acid composition, the organism was found to represent a unique lineage within the ''Legionella'' bacteria. The specific strain for ''Legionella clemsonensis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legionella Cherrii
''Legionella cherrii'' is an aerobic, flagellated, Gram-negative bacterium from the genus ''Legionella''. It was isolated from a heated water sample in Minnesota. ''L. cherrii'' is similar to another ''Legionella'' species, '' L. pneumophila'', and is believed to cause major respiratory problems. History Discovery The bacterium was first discovered in 1982 by R. L. Tyndall and C. B. Duncan, who were a part of D.J. Brenner's team that discovered ten new species of ''Legionella''. The isolation process initiated after collecting water samples and transferring them into guinea pig tissues before plating them onto buffered charcoal yeast extract agar. Afterwards, ''L. cherrii'' strains were cultured around 36 °C in an environment containing 2.5% carbon dioxide. Etymology The genus ''Legionella'' is named after the 1976 pneumonia (''Legionella pneumophila'') outbreak at the American Legion convention at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia. The genus was previously u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legionella Anisa
''Legionella anisa'' is a Gram-negative bacterium, one of more than 40 species in the family Legionellaceae. After ''Legionella pneumophila'', this species has been isolated most frequently from water samples. This species is also one of the several pathogenic forms of ''Legionella'' having been associated with rare clinical cases of illness including Pontiac fever and Legionnaires' disease. History This species was first isolated from water during a nosocomial outbreak in the United States between March 1980 and June 1981. The type strain of ''L. anisa'' is WA-316-C3 (ATCC 35292). The first reported clinical detection was in 1986, with a female patient in Victoria, Australia, who presented with pneumonia. Similar to other ''Legionella'' species, person-to-person transmission has not been documented. Structure Like other ''Legionella'' species, ''L. anisa'' is a thin, aerobic, pleomorphic, flagellated, non-spore-forming, Gram-negative bacterium. A distinguishing characterist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candidatus Legionella Jeonii
''Candidatus'' Legionella jeonii is a ''candidatus'' species of bacteria from the genus ''Legionella''. Previously known as X-bacterium, ''Candidatus'' Legionella jeonii grows symbiotically in ''Amoeba proteus''. This endosymbiotic An endosymbiont or endobiont is an organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism. Typically the two organisms are in a mutualistic relationship. Examples are nitrogen-fixing bacteria (called rhizobia), which live in the root ... relationship was first noticed by Kwang Jeon and Joan Lorch in 1966. A more recent reference dropped "Candidatus" from its name. References Legionellales Bacteria described in 2004 Candidatus taxa {{Legionellales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legionella Bozemanae
''Legionella bozemanae'' is a Gram-negative bacterium in the family Legionellaceae. Its type strain is WIGA (=ATCC 33217). It is associated with human pneumonia Pneumonia is an Inflammation, inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as Pulmonary alveolus, alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of Cough#Classification, productive or dry cough, ches .... References Further reading * * * * External links *LPSN Legionellales Bacteria described in 1980 {{Legionellales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legionella Drozanskii
''Legionella drozanskii'' is a Gram-negative, catalase-positive, oxidase-negative bacterium from the genus ''Legionella'' which was isolated from tank well water in Leeds in England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It .... International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiologybr> References External linksType strain of ''Legionella drozanskii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Legionellales Bacteria described in 2001 {{Legionellales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legionella Feeleii
''Legionella feeleii'' is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium from the genus ''Legionella'' which was isolated from an automobile plant and which was held responsible for causing Pontiac fever in 317 workers. The organism did not grow on blood agar, required L-cysteine, and showed significant quantities of branched-chain fatty acids. More recently, an unusual, extrapulmonary case was described in a 66-year-old woman admitted to Hopital Nord, Marseille, France because of a complicated cellulitis and an abscess on her right leg following a suspected insect or spider bite. In 2024 a few dozens people have been infected by ''Legionella feeleii'' during a music party/live dj set in Bologna, Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ... in a building that was filled with w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legionella Busanensis
''Legionella busanensis'' is a Gram-negative, catalase- and oxidase-positive bacterium from the genus ''Legionella'' with a single subpolar flagellum, which was isolated from cooling tower water in Busan in Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 .... References External linksType strain of ''Legionella busanensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Legionellales Bacteria described in 2003 {{Legionellales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legionella Fallonii
''Legionella fallonii'' is a Gram-negative, catalase-positive, weakly oxidase-positive bacterium from the genus ''Legionella ''Legionella'' is a genus of gram-negative bacteria, gram-negative bacteria that can be seen using a silver stain or grown in a special media that contains cysteine, an amino acid. It is known to cause legionellosis (all illnesses caused by ''Legi ...'' which was isolated from a ship air-conditioning system. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiologybr> References External linksType strain of ''Legionella fallonii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Legionellales Bacteria described in 2001 {{Legionellales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legionella Gormanii
''Legionella gormanii'' is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus ''Legionella'' which was isolated from soil samples from a creek bank in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ... and from the Bronchial brushing, bronchial brush specimen of a patient who suffered from pneumonia. ''L. gormanii'' can cause atypical pneumonia together with ''Legionella pneumophila, L. pneumophila''. References Legionellales Bacteria described in 1980 {{Legionellales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legionella Drancourtii
''Legionella drancourtii'' is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus ''Legionella'' which occurs in nature as a strictly intracellular parasite of free-living amoebae An amoeba (; less commonly spelled ameba or amœba; : amoebas (less commonly, amebas) or amoebae (amebae) ), often called an amoeboid, is a type of cell or unicellular organism with the ability to alter its shape, primarily by extending and r .... It is named after Michel Drancourt. References External linksType strain of ''Legionella drancourtii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Legionellales Bacteria described in 2004 {{Legionellales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
