Legionella shakespearei is a Gram-negative, weakly oxidase-positive, catalase-positive bacterium with a single polar flagellum from the genus Legionella which was isolated from a cooling tower in Stratford-upon-Avon in England.UniProtInternational Journal of Systematic Bacteriology L. shakespearei is named after William Shakespeare because it was isolated in Stratford-upon-Avon.International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology
See also List of organisms named after famous people (born before 1800)
References
External links Type strain of Legionella shakespearei at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase