Legionella oakridgensis

Legionella oakridgensis is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus Legionella which was isolated from industrial cooling tower waters.[1] It is pathogenic.[2][3]

Genomic information
NCBI genome ID24057
Ploidyhaploid
Genome size2.77 Mb
Number of chromosomes1
Year of completion2013

Legionella oakridgensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Legionellales
Family: Legionellaceae
Genus: Legionella
Species:
L. oakridgensis
Binomial name
Legionella oakridgensis
Orrison et al. 1983

References

  1. Orrison LH, Cherry WB, Tyndall RL, et al. (February 1983). "Legionella oakridgensis: unusual new species isolated from cooling tower water". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 45 (2): 536–45. doi:10.1128/AEM.45.2.536-545.1983. PMC 242320. PMID 6830217.
  2. Tang PW, Toma S, MacMillan LG (March 1985). "Legionella oakridgensis: laboratory diagnosis of a human infection". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 21 (3): 462–3. doi:10.1128/JCM.21.3.462-463.1985. PMC 271689. PMID 3980699.
  3. Presti, François Lo, et al. "Isolation of Legionella oakridgensis from Two Patients with Pleural Effusion Living in the Same Geographical Area." Journal of Clinical Microbiology 38.8 (2000): 3128-3130.

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