Legionella gormanii

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]

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]

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