Legionella drancourtii

Legionella drancourtii
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Legionellales
Family: Legionellaceae
Genus: Legionella
Species:
L. drancourtii
Binomial name
Legionella drancourtii
La Scola et al. 2004
Type strain
ATCC 50991, CCUG 111, LLAP 12

Legionella drancourtii is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus Legionella which occurs in nature as a strictly intracellular parasite of free-living amoebae. It is named after Michel Drancourt.