Legionella pneumophila PARIS is an obligate aerobe, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium of the family Legionellaceae.
Gram-negative rod-shaped obligate aerobe Bacteria| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order Legionellales |
| Family Legionellaceae |
| Genus Legionella |
| Species Legionella pneumophila |
| Full scientific name Legionella pneumophila Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| 32752 | Oxygen toleranceobligate aerobe |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68382 | acid phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.2 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alkaline phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-chymotrypsin | - | 3.4.21.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.20 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.24 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API zym |
| 32752 | catalase | + | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | - | 3.4.11.3 | from API zym |
| 68382 | esterase (C 4) | + | from API zym | |
| 68382 | esterase lipase (C 8) | + | from API zym | |
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | - | from API zym | |
| 68382 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API zym |
| 68382 | naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | + | from API zym | |
| 32752 | oxidase | + | ||
| 68382 | trypsin | + | 3.4.21.4 | from API zym |
| 32752 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | + | from API zym |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Validation of MICA Legionella for Enumeration of Legionella pneumophila in Sanitary Waters and Cooling Tower Waters: AOAC Performance Tested MethodSM 032201. | Passot F, Peslier S, Benzinger MJ, Blackburn J, Thompson W, Bastin B, Dumont A, Dukan S. | J AOAC Int | 10.1093/jaoacint/qsac150 | 2023 | | |
| Intracellular Behaviour of Three Legionella pneumophila Strains within Three Amoeba Strains, Including Willaertia magna C2c Maky. | Hasni I, Jarry A, Quelard B, Carlino A, Eberst JB, Abbe O, Demaneche S. | Pathogens | 10.3390/pathogens9020105 | 2020 | | |
| Pathogenicity | Bacterial Long-Range Warfare: Aerial Killing of Legionella pneumophila by Pseudomonas fluorescens. | Corre MH, Mercier A, Bouteiller M, Khalil A, Ginevra C, Depayras S, Dupont C, Rouxel M, Gallique M, Grac L, Jarraud S, Giron D, Merieau A, Berjeaud JM, Verdon J. | Microbiol Spectr | 10.1128/spectrum.00404-21 | 2021 | |
| Genetics | Characterization of Legionella pneumophila Populations by Multilocus Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (MLVA) Genotyping from Drinking Water and Biofilm in Hospitals from Different Regions of the West Bank. | Zayed AR, Pecellin M, Salah A, Alalam H, Butmeh S, Steinert M, Lesnik R, Brettar I, Hofle MG, Bitar DM. | Pathogens | 10.3390/pathogens9110862 | 2020 | |
| Pathogenicity | KKL-35 Exhibits Potent Antibiotic Activity against Legionella Species Independently of trans-Translation Inhibition. | Brunel R, Descours G, Durieux I, Doublet P, Jarraud S, Charpentier X. | Antimicrob Agents Chemother | 10.1128/aac.01459-17 | 2018 | |
| First Description of a Temperate Bacteriophage (vB_FhiM_KIRK) of Francisella hispaniensis Strain 3523. | Koppen K, Prensa GI, Rydzewski K, Tlapak H, Holland G, Heuner K. | Viruses | 10.3390/v13020327 | 2021 | | |
| Phylogeny | Legionella pneumophila sequence type 1/Paris pulsotype subtyping by spoligotyping. | Ginevra C, Jacotin N, Diancourt L, Guigon G, Arquilliere R, Meugnier H, Descours G, Vandenesch F, Etienne J, Lina G, Caro V, Jarraud S. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.06180-11 | 2012 | |
| Metabolism | The Legionella pneumophila kai operon is implicated in stress response and confers fitness in competitive environments. | Loza-Correa M, Sahr T, Rolando M, Daniels C, Petit P, Skarina T, Gomez Valero L, Dervins-Ravault D, Honore N, Savchenko A, Buchrieser C. | Environ Microbiol | 10.1111/1462-2920.12223 | 2014 | |
| Metabolism | A Unique cis-Encoded Small Noncoding RNA Is Regulating Legionella pneumophila Hfq Expression in a Life Cycle-Dependent Manner. | Oliva G, Sahr T, Rolando M, Knoth M, Buchrieser C. | mBio | 10.1128/mbio.02182-16 | 2017 | |
| A PCR-based method for monitoring Legionella pneumophila in water samples detects viable but noncultivable legionellae that can recover their cultivability. | Dusserre E, Ginevra C, Hallier-Soulier S, Vandenesch F, Festoc G, Etienne J, Jarraud S, Molmeret M. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.02899-07 | 2008 | | |
| Metabolism | Control of flagellar gene regulation in Legionella pneumophila and its relation to growth phase. | Albert-Weissenberger C, Sahr T, Sismeiro O, Hacker J, Heuner K, Buchrieser C. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.00610-09 | 2010 | |
| Metabolism | Two small ncRNAs jointly govern virulence and transmission in Legionella pneumophila. | Sahr T, Bruggemann H, Jules M, Lomma M, Albert-Weissenberger C, Cazalet C, Buchrieser C. | Mol Microbiol | 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06677.x | 2009 | |
| Metabolism | Isotopologue profiling of Legionella pneumophila: role of serine and glucose as carbon substrates. | Eylert E, Herrmann V, Jules M, Gillmaier N, Lautner M, Buchrieser C, Eisenreich W, Heuner K. | J Biol Chem | 10.1074/jbc.m110.128678 | 2010 | |
| Transcriptome | Genome sequence and phenotypic analysis of a first German Francisella sp. isolate (W12-1067) not belonging to the species Francisella tularensis. | Rydzewski K, Schulz T, Brzuszkiewicz E, Holland G, Luck C, Fleischer J, Grunow R, Heuner K. | BMC Microbiol | 10.1186/1471-2180-14-169 | 2014 | |
| Genetics | A real-time PCR for specific detection of the Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 ST1 complex. | Ginevra C, Chastang J, David S, Mentasti M, Yakunin E, Chalker VJ, Chalifa-Caspi V, Valinsky L, Jarraud S, Moran-Gilad J | Clin Microbiol Infect | 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.09.002 | 2019 | |
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