Legionella

Abstract

Le.gi.on. el' la . M.L. n. legio legion or army; M.L. dim. ending ‐ ella ; M.L. fem. n. Legionella small legion or army. Proteobacteria / Gammaproteobacteria / Legionellales / Legionellaceae / Legionella As the only genus in the family, the definition of Legionella is identical to that of Legionellaceae . Aerobic. l ‐cysteine‐HCl and iron salts are required for growth . Oxidase negative or weakly positive. Nitrates are not reduced. Urease negative. Gelatin is liquefied by most species. Chemoorganotrophic, using amino acids as carbon and energy sources. Carbohydrates are neither fermented nor oxidized (Tables BXII.γ.56 and BXII.γ.57). Branched chain fatty acids predominate in whole cell hydrolysate (Table BXII.γ.58). All species contain ubiquinones with 9–14 isoprene units in the side chains (Table BXII.γ.59). The mol % G + C of the DNA is : 38–52. Type species : Legionella pneumophila Brenner, Steigerwalt and McDade 1979, 658.

Growth phase‐dependent surface properties of Legionella pneumophila and their role in adhesion to stainless steel coated QCM‐D sensors

“…Cell length, width, surface area and the estimated cell volume of L. pneumophila did not vary significantly ( p > 0·05, paired, two‐tailed student's t ‐test) throughout the growth cycle (Table in Supplementary Information). L. pneumophila cell length was consistent with the literature (Winn Jr. 2015).…”