''Legionella cincinnatiensis'' is a Gram-negative, non-

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-forming, aerobic bacterium from the genus '' Legionella'' which was isolated in Cincinnati from an open

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biopsy specimen from a patient who had hemodialysis because of an

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and suffered from bronchopneumonia.Taxonomy Browser
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References

External links

Type strain of ''Legionella cincinnatiensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Legionellales Bacteria described in 1989 {{Legionellales-stub