Legionella oakridgensis

Legionella oakridgensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Legionellales
Family: Legionellaceae
Genus: Legionella
Species: L. oakridgensis
Binomial name
Legionella oakridgensis
Orrison et al. 1983

Legionella oakridgensis is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus Legionella which was isolated from industrial cooling tower waters.[1] It is pathogenic.[2][3]

References

  1. Orrison LH, Cherry WB, Tyndall RL, et al. (February 1983). "Legionella oakridgensis: unusual new species isolated from cooling tower water". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 45 (2): 536–45. PMC 242320Freely accessible. PMID 6830217. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  2. Tang PW, Toma S, MacMillan LG (March 1985). "Legionella oakridgensis: laboratory diagnosis of a human infection". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 21 (3): 462–3. PMC 271689Freely accessible. PMID 3980699. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  3. Presti, François Lo, et al. "Isolation of Legionella oakridgensis from Two Patients with Pleural Effusion Living in the Same Geographical Area." Journal of Clinical Microbiology 38.8 (2000): 3128-3130.

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