Legionella birminghamensis explained

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.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It was named after Birmingham, Alabama.

External links

• Type strain of Legionella birminghamensis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. 3320081 . 269423 . 25 . Legionella birminghamensis sp. nov. isolated from a cardiac transplant recipient . 1987 . J Clin Microbiol . 2120–2 . Wilkinson . HW . Thacker . WL . Benson . RF . Polt . SS . Brookings . E . Mayberry . WR . Brenner . DJ . Gilley . RG . Kirklin . JK. 11 . 10.1128/JCM.25.11.2120-2122.1987 .
2. http://www.lgcstandards-atcc.org/products/all/700709.aspx?geo_country=de ATCC
3. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/28083 UniProt
4. https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/admicrob4.pdf WHO