Legionella bozemanae

(aka Fluoribacter bozemanae)

Bacteria
General | Carbohydrate O/F | Substrate utilisation | Enzymes | Metabolites | Antibiotics

Overview

  • Legionella bozemanae, (aka Fluoribacter bozemanae), is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, aerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. The DNA G+C content is 43%. Legionella bozemanae is unlikely to be a gut coloniser. (Garrity1980; Winn2005Bergey)



  • This organism has been recovered from potable water and lungs. Causes pneumonia. The risk classification (www.baua.de) for this organism is 2, i.e., risk of individual infection, but low risk of spread. Is a known human pathogen. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Winn2005Bergey);
    Character Response
  • Substrates hydrolysed or digested:
  • gelatin; starch;
  • ⥅
  • Substrates assimilated or utilised:
  • starch; cysteine;
  • Active enzymes:
  • catalase;
  • ±
  • Strain-dependent active enzymes:
  • oxidase;
    • SPECIAL FEATURES
    Character Response
  • ✗
  • Nitrate:
  • not reduced
  • Pigments:
  • fluorescent

    • Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Proteobacteria Class:  Gammaproteobacteria Order:  Legionellales Family:  Legionellaceae Genus:  Legionella Alt. name:  Fluoribacter bozemanae Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  No spore Motility:  Swimming Morphology:  Rod Pigment:  fluorescent
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  potable water and lungs. Causes pneumonia
    DNA G+C(%):  43
    		Urea:  neg Gelatin:  + Starch:  + Hippurate:  neg
    SUBSTRATE ASSIMILATION & UTILISATION
    Monosaccharide util/assim Oligosaccharide util/assim Other carboh. util/assim Amino acid util/assim Organic acid util/assim
    Starch:  + Cys:  +
    ENZYME ACTIVITY
    Enzymes: General Enzymes: Carbohydrate Enzymes: Protein Enzymes: Arylamidases Enzymes: Esters/fats
    Oxidase:  d Catalase:  + Urease:  neg
    METABOLITES - PRODUCTION & USE
    Fuel Usable Metabolites Metabolites Released Special Products Compounds Produced

    		Pigment:  fluorescent

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR LEGIONELLA BOZEMANAE
  • Brenner1980a - Legionella bozemanii sp. nov. and Legionella dumoffii sp. nov.: Classification of two additional species of Legionella associated with human pneumonia.
  • Garrity1980 - Tatlockia and Fluoribacter: Two New Genera of Organisms Resembling Legionella pneumophila
  • Brenner1985 - Ten New Species of Legionella
  • Winn2005Bergey - Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Vol. 2, The Gammaproteobacteria Part B. Family Enterobacteriaceae, Genus XI. Edwardsiella
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR LEGIONELLA BOZEMANAE
  • Lagier2016 - Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics.
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    • Added: January 14, 2022