Legionella cardiaca

Legionella cardiaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Legionellales
Family: Legionellaceae
Genus: Legionella
Species: L. cardiaca
Binomial name
Legionella cardiaca
Pearce, et al., 2012[1]
Type strain
ATCC BAA-2315, DSM 25049, H63, JCM 17854[2]

Legionella cardiaca is a Gram-negative, nonspore-forming, aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium from the genus Legionella. It was isolated from the aortic valve of a patient with endocarditis.[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Pearce, M. M., et al. (2012). Legionella cardiaca sp. nov., isolated from a case of native valve endocarditis in a human heart. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 62(12), 2946-54.
  2. Straininfo of Legionella cardiaca
  3. Schindler, P. Legionellen im Trinkwasser. Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit.
  4. EzBioCloud

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