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
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
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

Fluoribacter gormanii[3]

References
  1. LPSN bacterio.net
  2. Straininfo of Legionella gormanii
  3. Taxonomy Browser
  4. Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  5. 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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  7. 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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