Legionella nagasakiensis
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| Legionella nagasakiensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Legionellales |
| Family: | Legionellaceae |
| Genus: | Legionella |
| Species: | L. nagasakiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Legionella nagasakiensis Yang et al. 2012[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC BAA-1557, CDC-1796-JAP-E, JCM 15315[2] | |
Legionella nagasakiensis is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus Legionella which was isolated from a sample of hot spring water in Aomori in Japan and from human lung tissue.[3][4][5][6][7] It is catalase-positive and rod-shaped, with a single polar flagellum.