Legionella drancourtii
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| 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[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC 50991, CCUG 111, LLAP 12[2] | |
Legionella drancourtii is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus Legionella which occurs in nature as a strictly intracellular parasite of free-living amoebae.[3][4] It is named after Michel Drancourt.[5]