''Legionella impletisoli'' is a

Gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. Their defining characteristic is that their cell envelope consists ...

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from the genus ''

Legionella ''Legionella'' is a genus of gram-negative bacteria, gram-negative bacteria that can be seen using a silver stain or grown in a special media that contains cysteine, an amino acid. It is known to cause legionellosis (all illnesses caused by ''Legi ...

'' which was isolated from soils which were contaminated with industrial wastes in

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References

External links

Type strain of ''Legionella impletisoli'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Legionellales Bacteria described in 2007 {{Legionellales-stub