Legionella wadsworthii

Legionella wadsworthii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: γ-proteobacteria
Order: Legionellales
Family: Legionellaceae
Genus: Legionella
Species: L. wadsworthii
Binomial name
Legionella wadsworthii
Edelstein et al. 1983[1]
Type strain
ATCC 33877, CCUG 16415, CCUG 58308, CIP 103886, NCTC 11532, Wadsworth 81-716A[2]

Legionella wadsworthii is a bacterium from the genus Legionella isolated from sputum from a patient in Los Angeles.[3][4] It can cause pneumonia in humans.[5]

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