Legionella drancourtii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Legionellales |
Family: | Legionellaceae |
Genus: | Legionella |
Species: | L. drancourtii
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Binomial name | |
Legionella drancourtii La Scola et al. 2004[1]
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Type strain | |
ATCC 50991, CCUG 111, LLAP 12[2] |
Legionella drancourtii is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus Legionella which occurs in nature as a strictly intracellular parasite of free-living amoebae.[3][4] It is named after Michel Drancourt.[5]