Legionella nagasakiensis

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
Type strain
ATCC BAA-1557, CDC-1796-JAP-E, JCM 15315

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. It is catalase-positive and rod-shaped, with a single polar flagellum.