Legionella birminghamensis is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, aerobic bacterium from the genus Legionella, which was isolated from a cardiac transplant recipient and from water near Clermont-Ferrand in France.[3][4][5][6] It was named after Birmingham, Alabama.[1]
| Legionella birminghamensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Legionellales |
| Family: | Legionellaceae |
| Genus: | Legionella |
| Species: | L. birminghamensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Legionella birminghamensis Wilkinson et al. 1988[1]
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| Type strain | |
| 1407-AL-H, ATCC 43702, BCRC 17042, CCRC 17042, CCUG 31233 A, CIP 103871, DSM 19232, GIFU 11749, JCM 7559, KCTC 12007, NCTC 12437[2] | |
References
edit- ^ a b LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
- ^ Straininfo of Legionella birminghamensis
- ^ Wilkinson, HW; Thacker, WL; Benson, RF; Polt, SS; Brookings, E; Mayberry, WR; Brenner, DJ; Gilley, RG; Kirklin, JK (1987). "Legionella birminghamensis sp. nov. isolated from a cardiac transplant recipient". J Clin Microbiol. 25 (11): 2120–2. doi:10.1128/JCM.25.11.2120-2122.1987. PMC 269423. PMID 3320081.
- ^ ATCC
- ^ UniProt
- ^ WHO
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