Candidatus Legionella jeonii
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''Candidatus'' Legionella jeonii is a '' candidatus'' species of
bacteria Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were am ...
from the genus '' Legionella''. Previously known as X-bacterium, ''Candidatus'' Legionella jeonii grows symbiotically in '' Amoeba proteus''. This endosymbiotic relationship was first noticed by Kwang Jeon and Joan Lorch in 1966. A more recent reference dropped "Candidatus" from its name.


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Legionellales Bacteria described in 2004 Candidatus taxa {{Legionellales-stub