Legionella maceachernii

Legionella maceachernii is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus Legionella which was isolated from a potable water cistern.[4][5] L. maceachernii can cause pneumonia.[6]

Legionella maceachernii
Scientific classification
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Bacteria
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L. maceachernii
Binomial name
Legionella maceachernii
Brenner et al. 1985[1]
Type strain
ATCC 35300, CCUG 31116, CDC PX-1-G2-E2, CIP 103846, DSM 16642, GIFU 10745, Gorman PX-1-G2-E2, JCM 7566, NCTC 11982, PX-1-G2-E2[2]
Synonyms

Tatlockia maceachernii[3]

References

  1. LPSN bacterio.net
  2. Straininfo of Legionella maceachernii
  3. Taxonomie Browser
  4. Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  5. UniProt
  6. Thomas, E; Gupta, NK; van der Westhuizen, NG; Chan, E; Bernard, K. "Fatal Legionella maceachernii pneumonia in Canada". J Clin Microbiol. 30: 1578–9. PMC 265333. PMID 1624578.


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