Legionellales

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The Legionellales are an order of proteobacteria. Like all proteobacteria, they are gram-negative. The Legionellales comprise two families:

Legionellaceae
and
Coxiellaceae

in which major human pathogens are found. For example, Q fever is caused by Coxiella burnetii and Legionella pneumophila causes Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever.

Last updated on: 04.04.2021