Legionellales
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Legionellales is an order of Gram-negative bacteria that includes several intracellular pathogens, most notably the Legionella species responsible for Legionnaires’ disease.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterial order
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| associatedDisease |
Legionnaires' disease
ⓘ
Pontiac fever ⓘ Q fever ⓘ |
| cellShape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| cellularOrganization | prokaryote ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| habitat |
cooling towers
ⓘ
freshwater environments ⓘ hot water systems ⓘ man-made water systems ⓘ |
| hostRange |
amoebae
ⓘ
humans ⓘ other mammals ⓘ protozoa ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Aquicella
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Candidatus Berkiella NERFINISHED ⓘ Candidatus Coxiellopsis NERFINISHED ⓘ Candidatus Fokinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Candidatus Jidaibacter NERFINISHED ⓘ Candidatus Odyssella NERFINISHED ⓘ Candidatus Protochlamydia NERFINISHED ⓘ Candidatus Rhabdochlamydia NERFINISHED ⓘ Candidatus Vermiplasma NERFINISHED ⓘ Coxiella NERFINISHED ⓘ Fluoribacter NERFINISHED ⓘ Legionella NERFINISHED ⓘ Rickettsiella NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatlockia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intracellularLocation |
facultative intracellular in many species
ⓘ
obligate intracellular in some species ⓘ |
| lifestyle | intracellular ⓘ |
| metabolism | aerobic ⓘ |
| motility | flagellated in many species ⓘ |
| namingEtymology | named after the genus Legionella ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Coxiella burnetii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legionella pneumophila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicity | includes intracellular pathogens ⓘ |
| pathogenType | opportunistic pathogen in humans ⓘ |
| phylum |
Proteobacteria
ⓘ
Pseudomonadota ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | order ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute | inhalation of contaminated aerosols ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Legionella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Legionella