Kingdom Bacteria Class Gammaproteobacteria Family Legionellaceae Rank Species | Phylum Proteobacteria Order Legionellales Genus Legionella | |
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Similar Legionella longbeachae, Legionella dumoffii, Legionella | ||
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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Legionella micdadei Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA