Legionella gormanii
Legionella gormanii is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus Legionella which was isolated from soil samples from a creek bank in Atlanta and from the bronchial brush specimen of a patient who suffered from pneumonia.[4][5][6] L. gormanii can cause atypical pneumonia together with L. pneumophila.[7]
| Legionella gormanii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Legionellales |
| Family: | Legionellaceae |
| Genus: | Legionella |
| Species: | L. gormanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Legionella gormanii Morris et al. 1980[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| ALLO3, ATCC 33297, ATCC 33342, CCUG 12267, CIP 104724, DSM 16641, LS-13 (ALLO3), LS12.9, NCTC 11401[2] | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Fluoribacter gormanii | |
References
- LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
- Straininfo of Legionella gormanii
- Taxonomy Browser
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Griffith, ME; Lindquist, DS; Benson, RF; Thacker, WL; Brenner, DJ; Wilkinson, HW. "First isolation of Legionella gormanii from human disease". J Clin Microbiol. 26: 380–1. PMC 266289. PMID 3278000.
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- Buchbinder, S; Leitritz, L; Trebesius, K; Banas, B; Heesemann, J. "Mixed lung infection by Legionella pneumophila and Legionella gormanii detected by fluorescent in situ hybridization". Infection. 32: 242–5. doi:10.1007/s15010-004-2127-z. PMID 15293082.
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