Legionellales

Legionellales
Legionella sp. under ultraviolet illumination
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Legionellales
Families and genera

Legionellaceae
   Fluoribacter
   Legionella
   Sarcobium
Coxiellaceae
   Aquicella
   Coxiella
   Rickettsiella

The Legionellales are an order of Proteobacteria. Like all Proteobacteria, they are Gram-negative.[1] They comprise two families, typified by Legionella and Coxiella, both of which include notable pathogens. For example, Q fever is caused by Coxiella burnetii and Legionella pneumophila causes Legionnaires' disease.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria

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