| Legionella feeleii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Legionellales |
| Family: | Legionellaceae |
| Genus: | Legionella |
| Species: | L. feeleii |
| Binomial name | |
| Legionella feeleii Herwaldt et al. 1984[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC 35072, CCUG 16417, CIP 103877, DSM 17645, Goorman WO-44C, NCTC 12022, WO-44C[2] | |
Legionella feeleii is aGram-negative, rod-shapedbacterium from the genusLegionella which was isolated from an automobile plant and which was held responsible for causingPontiac fever in 317 workers.[3][4] The organism did not grow on blood agar, required L-cysteine, and showed significant quantities of branched-chain fatty acids. More recently,[5] an unusual, extrapulmonary case was described in a 66-year-old woman admitted to Hopital Nord, Marseille, France because of a complicated cellulitis and an abscess on her right leg following a suspected insect or spider bite.
In 2024 a few dozens people have been infected byLegionella feeleii during a music party/live dj set inBologna,Italy in a building that was filled withwater vapor for the purposes of the party itself. According to different sources from around 60 to more than 100 people had the typicalPontiac Fever symptoms[6][7].
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