Name: Legionella rowbothamii LLAP-6
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 138524

Type strain:

Species: Legionella rowbothamii

Strain Designation: LLAP-6

Culture col. no.: CIP 107646, ATCC 700991, CCUG 43886

Strain history: CIP <- 2011, CCUG <- 2000, R.F. Benson, CDC, Atlanta, USA <- T.J. Rowbotham, PHL, Leeds, UK: strain LLAP-6

NCBI tax ID(s): 1212490 (strain), 96229 (species)

SI-ID 44242

ATCC 700991, CCUG43886, CIP 107646

Special Collections

CCUG
CIP

Section

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Legionella rowbothamii LLAP-6 is an aerobe, mesophilic, Gram-negative bacterium of the family Legionellaceae.

Gram-negative
rod-shaped
aerobe
mesophilic
Bacteria

Information on the name and the taxonomic classification. Name and taxonomic classification

	Last LPSN update	09-12-2024 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	*Bacteria*
	Phylum	*Pseudomonadota*
	Class	*Gammaproteobacteria*
	Order	*Legionellales*
	Family	*Legionellaceae*
	Genus	*Legionella*
	Species	**Legionella rowbothamii**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Legionella rowbothamii Adeleke et al. 2001

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #39912]	Gram stain	negative

[Ref.: #39912]	Cell shape	rod-shaped

[Ref.: #39912]	Motility	no

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

MEDIUM 23 - for Afipia and Legionella

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

CIP Medium 23

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe provided by DSMZ

		Temperature
[Ref.: #39912]	growth	25 °C
[Ref.: #39912]	growth	30-37 °C
[Ref.: #56067]	growth	30 °C

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #56067]	Oxygen tolerance	aerobe
[Ref.: #39912]	Oxygen tolerance	obligate aerobe

	Metabolite utilization	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #39912]		nitrate ChEBI	-	respiration

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68382]	acid phosphatase	+	3.1.3.2	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alkaline phosphatase	+	3.1.3.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-chymotrypsin	-	3.4.21.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-fucosidase	-	3.2.1.51	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	alpha-mannosidase	-	3.2.1.24	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	* from API zym
[Ref.: #39912]	catalase	+	1.11.1.6
[Ref.: #68382]	cystine arylamidase	-	3.4.11.3	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase (C 4)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	esterase lipase (C 8)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	leucine arylamidase	+	3.4.11.1	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	lipase (C 14)	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	+		* from API zym
[Ref.: #39912]	oxidase	+
[Ref.: #68382]	trypsin	-	3.4.21.4	* from API zym
[Ref.: #68382]	valine arylamidase	-		* from API zym
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API® zym:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	Control	2-naphthyl phosphateAlkaline phosphatase	2-naphthyl butyrateEsterase (C 4)	2-naphtyl caprylateEsterase Lipase (C 8)	2-naphthyl myristateLipase (C 14)	L-leucyl-2-naphthylamideLeucine arylamidase	L-valyl-2-naphthylamideValine arylamidase	L-cystyl-2-naphthylamideCystine arylamidase	N-benzoyl-DL-arginine-2-naphthylamideTrypsin	N-glutaryl-phenylalanine-2-naphthylamidealpha- Chymotrypsin	2-naphthyl phosphateAcid phosphatase	Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphateNaphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-galactpyranosidealpha- Galactosidase	2-naphthyl-betaD-galactpyranosidebeta- Galactosidase	Naphthol-AS-BI-betaD-glucuronidebeta- Glucuronidase	2-naphthyl-alphaD-glucopyranosidealpha- Glucosidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-betaD-glucopyranosidebeta- Glucosidase	1-naphthyl-N-acetyl-betaD-glucosaminideN-acetyl-beta- glucosaminidase	6-Br-2-naphthyl-alphaD-mannopyranosidealpha- Mannosidase	2-naphthyl-alphaL-fucopyranosidealpha- Fucosidase
[Ref.: #39912]	10536	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-

Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #39912]	Sample type/isolated from	Environment, Water and sludge from an industrial liquifier tower
[Ref.: #39912]	Isolation date	1988

[Ref.: #56067]	Country	United Kingdom
[Ref.: #56067]	Country ISO 3 Code	GBR
[Ref.: #56067]	Continent	Europe
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Information on possible application of the strain and its possible interaction with e.g. potential hosts Safety information

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Biosafety level

Risk group (French classification)

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

CIP 107646, ATCC 700991, CCUG 43886

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SI-ID 44242

References

#20215

Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )

#39912 Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 107646
#56067 Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 43886

#68382

Automatically annotated from API zym .

#95231

Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J.: StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers . ( DOI 10.60712/SI-ID44242.1 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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