Legionellaceae
E1005399
Legionellaceae is a family of Gram-negative bacteria that includes species such as Legionella pneumophila, known for causing Legionnaires’ disease in humans.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bacterial family ⓘ |
| alternativeStain | silver stain ⓘ |
| associatedWithDisease |
Legionnaires' disease
ⓘ
Pontiac fever ⓘ |
| biosafetyConcern | water system contamination ⓘ |
| cellShape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria ⓘ |
| containsSpecies |
Legionella bozemanae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legionella dumoffii NERFINISHED ⓘ Legionella longbeachae NERFINISHED ⓘ Legionella micdadei NERFINISHED ⓘ Legionella pneumophila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diagnosticMethod |
culture on buffered charcoal yeast extract agar
ⓘ
urinary antigen test (for Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1) ⓘ |
| discoveredInContextOf | 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagella | polar flagellum ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| growthEnvironment |
air-conditioning systems
ⓘ
cooling towers ⓘ hot water tanks ⓘ warm water systems ⓘ |
| habitat | biofilms in water systems ⓘ |
| hostCells |
amoebae
ⓘ
human macrophages ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Fluoribacter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legionella ⓘ Tatlockia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intracellularLifestyle | facultative intracellular ⓘ |
| kingdom | Bacteria ⓘ |
| metabolism | chemoorganotrophic ⓘ |
| motility | motile ⓘ |
| namedAfter | American Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| naturalReservoir |
freshwater environments
ⓘ
man-made water systems ⓘ soil ⓘ |
| optimalGrowthTemperature | 25–45 °C ⓘ |
| order | Legionellales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicTo |
humans
ⓘ
protozoa ⓘ |
| phylum | Pseudomonadota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicHealthRelevance |
cause of community-acquired pneumonia
ⓘ
cause of hospital-acquired pneumonia ⓘ |
| stainingCharacteristic | poorly stain with standard Gram stain ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| temperatureRange | mesophilic ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute | inhalation of contaminated aerosols ⓘ |
| typeSpeciesGenus | Legionella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Legionella