''Legionella dresdenensis'' is a
Gram-negative,
oxidase
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-negative,
aerobic, non-
spore
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-forming
bacterium from the genus ''
Legionella'' which was isolated from the
Elbe in
Dresden in
Germany.
[ International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology ''Legionella dresdenensis'' sp. ''nov.'', isolated from river wate]
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References
External links
Type strain of ''Legionella dresdenensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Legionellales
Bacteria described in 2010
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