Legionella shakespearei | |
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Scientific classification | |
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] |
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]