Legionella cherrii

Legionella cherrii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Legionellales
Family: Legionellaceae
Genus: Legionella
Species:
L. cherrii
Binomial name
Legionella cherrii
Type strain
ATCC 35252, BCRC 17044, CCRC 17044, CCUG 29666, CIP 103842, DSM 19213, NCTC 11976, ORW[3]

Legionella cherrii is an aerobic, flagellated, Gram-negative bacterium from the genus Legionella.[1] It was isolated from a heated water sample in Minnesota.[1] L. cherrii is similar to another Legionella species, L. pneumophila, and is believed to cause major respiratory problems.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Brenner, D.J.; Steigerwalt, A.G.; Gorman, G.W.; Wilkinson, H.W.; Bibb, W.F.; Haekel, M.; Tyndall, R.L.; Campbell, J.; Feeley, J.C.; Thacker, W.L.; Skaliy, P.; Martin, W.T.; Brake, B.J.; Fields, B.S.; McEachern, H.V.; Corcoran, L.K. (1985). "Ten New Species of Legionella" (PDF). International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 35 (1): 50–59. doi:10.1099/00207713-35-1-50.
  2. ^ LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
  3. ^ Straininfo of Legionella cherrii
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