Legionella birminghamensis

Legionella birminghamensis is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, aerobic bacterium from the genus Legionella, which was isolated from a cardiac transplant recipient and from water near Clermont-Ferrand in France.[3][4][5][6] It was named after Birmingham, Alabama.[1]

Legionella birminghamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Gammaproteobacteria
Order:
Legionellales
Family:
Legionellaceae
Genus:
Legionella
Species:
L. birminghamensis
Binomial name
Legionella birminghamensis
Wilkinson et al. 1988[1]
Type strain
1407-AL-H, ATCC 43702, BCRC 17042, CCRC 17042, CCUG 31233 A, CIP 103871, DSM 19232, GIFU 11749, JCM 7559, KCTC 12007, NCTC 12437[2]

References
  1. LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
  2. Straininfo of Legionella birminghamensis
  3. Wilkinson, HW; Thacker, WL; Benson, RF; Polt, SS; Brookings, E; Mayberry, WR; Brenner, DJ; Gilley, RG; Kirklin, JK (1987). "Legionella birminghamensis sp. nov. isolated from a cardiac transplant recipient". J Clin Microbiol. 25: 2120–2. PMC 269423. PMID 3320081.
  4. ATCC
  5. UniProt
  6. WHO


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