Legionella dumoffii
Species of bacterium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Legionella dumoffii is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus Legionella with a monopolar flagellum which was isolated from lung tissue of a patient who suffered from fatal pneumonia.[4][5][6][7][8] L. dumoffii occurs in soil and freshwater environments and can cause human pneumonia and accidentally induce other diseases such as prosthetic valve endocarditis and septic arthritis.[9]
| Legionella dumoffii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Legionellales |
| Family: | Legionellaceae |
| Genus: | Legionella |
| Species: | L. dumoffii |
| Binomial name | |
| Legionella dumoffii Brenner et al. 1980,[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC 33279, BCRC 17048, CCRC 17048, CCUG 11881, CECT 7349, CIP 103876, DSM 17625, NCTC 11370, NY 23[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Fluoribacter dumoffii[3] | |
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