Legionella cardiaca | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Legionellales |
Family: | Legionellaceae |
Genus: | Legionella |
Species: | L. cardiaca |
Binomial name | |
Legionella cardiaca Pearce, et al., 2012 [1] | |
Type strain | |
ATCC BAA-2315, DSM 25049, H63, JCM 17854 [2] |
Legionella cardiaca is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium from the genus Legionella . It was isolated from the aortic valve of a patient with endocarditis. [1] [3] [4]