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Legionella maceachernii

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Legionella maceachernii
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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]

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]

References

  1. ^ LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
  2. ^ Straininfo of Legionella maceachernii
  3. ^ Taxonomie Browser
  4. ^ Journal of Clinical Microbiology [1]
  5. ^ UniProt
  6. ^ Thomas, E; Gupta, NK; van der Westhuizen, NG; Chan, E; Bernard, K (1992). "Fatal Legionella maceachernii pneumonia in Canada". J Clin Microbiol. 30 (6): 1578–9. doi:10.1128/JCM.30.6.1578-1579.1992. PMC 265333. PMID 1624578.