Legionella wadsworthii
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| Legionella wadsworthii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| 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]