Legionella drancourtii

Legionella drancourtii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Legionellales
Family: Legionellaceae
Genus: Legionella
Species: L. drancourtii
Binomial name
Legionella drancourtii
La Scola et al. 2004[1]
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][5] L. drancourtii is named after Michel Drancourt.[5]

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