''Legionella erythra'' is a

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from the genus ''

Legionella ''Legionella'' is a genus of pathogenic gram-negative bacteria that includes the species '' L. pneumophila'', causing legionellosis (all illnesses caused by ''Legionella'') including a pneumonia-type illness called Legionnaires' disease and a mi ...

'' which was isolated from cooling-tower water in

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.Lipopolysaccharides of ''Legionella erythra'' and'' Legionella oakridgensis'' Anderss Onesson, Erik Jantzen, Torill Tangen

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, Geitmyrsveien 75, N-0462 Oslo 4, Norway and Ulrich Zähringer Forschutigsinstitut. Borstel, Institut für Experimentelle Biologie und Medizin, Parkallee 22, 0-23845 Bortsrel, Gerniany Accepted May 19, 1994

References

External links

Type strain of ''Legionella erythra'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Legionellales Bacteria described in 1985 {{Legionellales-stub