''Legionella drozanskii'' is a

Gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wa ...

catalase Catalase is a common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms exposed to oxygen (such as bacteria, plants, and animals) which catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. It is a very important enzyme in protecting t ...

-positive, oxidase-negative

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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 mil ...

'' which was isolated from tank well water in

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. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiologybr>

References

External links

Type strain of ''Legionella drozanskii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Legionellales Bacteria described in 2001 {{Legionellales-stub