Legionella shakespearei

Legionella shakespearei
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Legionellales
Family: Legionellaceae
Genus: Legionella
Species:
L. shakespearei
Binomial name
Legionella shakespearei
Verma et al. 1992[1]
Type strain
ATCC 49655, CCUG 31228 A, CDC 214, CIP 103541, NCTC 12829[2]

Legionella shakespearei is a Gram-negative, weakly oxidase-positive, catalase-positive bacterium with a single polar flagellum from the genus Legionella which was isolated from a cooling tower in Stratford-upon-Avon in England.[3][4][5] L. shakespearei is named after William Shakespeare because it was isolated in Stratford-upon-Avon.[6]

See also

  • List of organisms named after famous people (born before 1800)

References

  1. ↑ LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
  2. ↑ Straininfo of Legionella shakespearei
  3. ↑ Verma, UK; Brenner, DJ; Thacker, WL; Benson, RF; Vesey, G; Kurtz, JB; Dennis, PJ; Steigerwalt, AG; Robinson, JS; Moss, CW (1992). "Legionella shakespearei sp. nov., isolated from cooling tower water". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 42 (3): 404–7. doi:10.1099/00207713-42-3-404. PMID 1503972.
  4. ↑ UniProt
  5. ↑ International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology
  6. ↑ International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology


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