Legionella pittsburghensis
| Legionella micdadei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Legionellales |
| Family: | Legionellaceae |
| Genus: | Legionella |
| Species: | L. micdadei |
| Binomial name | |
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Legionella micdadei |
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| Synonyms | |
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Tatlockia micdadei |
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Tatlockia micdadei
Legionella pittsburghensis
Legionella micdadei is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus Legionella which stains acid-fast. It stains weakly, but loses this trait upon being grown in culture. Tatlockia micdadei is an alternative term for L. micdadei, the Pittsburgh pneumonia agent and TATLOCK strain.
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