Legionella shakespearei is a Gram-negative, weakly oxidase-positive, catalase-positive bacterium with a single polar flagellum from the genus Legionella which was isolated from a cooling tower in Stratford-upon-Avon in England.[3][4][5] L. shakespearei is named after William Shakespeare because it was isolated in Stratford-upon-Avon.[6]
| Legionella shakespearei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Legionellales |
| Family: | Legionellaceae |
| Genus: | Legionella |
| Species: | L. shakespearei
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| Binomial name | |
| Legionella shakespearei Verma et al. 1992[1]
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| Type strain | |
| ATCC 49655, CCUG 31228 A, CDC 214, CIP 103541, NCTC 12829[2] | |
See also
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edit- ^ LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
- ^ Straininfo of Legionella shakespearei
- ^ Verma, UK; Brenner, DJ; Thacker, WL; Benson, RF; Vesey, G; Kurtz, JB; Dennis, PJ; Steigerwalt, AG; Robinson, JS; Moss, CW (1992). "Legionella shakespearei sp. nov., isolated from cooling tower water". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 42 (3): 404–7. doi:10.1099/00207713-42-3-404. PMID 1503972.
- ^ UniProt
- ^ International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology [1][permanent dead link]
- ^ International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology[permanent dead link]
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