| Legionella cardiaca | |
|---|---|
| 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]