Genus Tatlockia
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Tatlockia Garrity et al. 1980, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Tatlockia micdadei Garrity et al. 1980.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Tatlockia, named after Hugh Tatlock, the individual who originally isolated this organism.
Valid publication: GARRITY (G.M.), BROWN (A.) and VICKERS (R.M.): Tatlockia and Fluoribacter: two new genera of organisms resembling Legionella pneumophila. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 609-614.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The name Tatlockia Garrity et al. 1980 is a correct name (Principle 6). However, the names Tatlockia Garrity et al. 1980, ¤ Tatlockia micdadei Garrity et al. 1980 (the type species of the genus), and ¤ Tatlockia maceachernii (Brenner et al. 1985) Fox et al. 1991 have never found widespread usage.
Tatlockia maceachernii (Brenner et al. 1985) Fox et al. 1991, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Px-1-G-2-E2 = ATCC 35300= CCUG 31116 = CIP 103846 = JCM 7566 = NCTC 11982.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF227161.
Basonym: ¤ Legionella maceachernii Brenner et al. 1985.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. maceachernii, of McEachern, named after Harold V. McEachern, who first isolated the organism.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 38. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 456-457.
Effective publication: FOX (K.F.), BROWN (A.), FOX (A.) and SCHNITZER (G.): Tatlockia, a genetically and chemically distinct group of bacteria. Proposal to transfer Legionella maceachernii (Brenner et al.) to the genus Tatlockia, as Tatlockia maceachernii comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1991, 14, 52-56.
Validation List no. 38 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: The name Tatlockia maceachernii (Brenner et al. 1985) Fox et al. 1991 is a correct name (Principle 6). According to his/her scientific opinion, a bacteriologist may use the names Tatlockia maceachernii (Brenner et al. 1985) Fox et al. 1991 or ¤ Legionella maceachernii Brenner et al. 1985. However, the names ¤ Tatlockia Garrity et al. 1980, and Tatlockia maceachernii (Brenner et al. 1985) Fox et al. 1991 have never found widespread usage.
Tatlockia micdadei Garrity et al. 1980, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TATLOCK = ATCC 33218= CCUG 11882 = CCUG 11882 = CIP 103882 = NCTC 11371.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF227162.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. micdadei, of McDade, named after Joseph E. McDade, who isolated the etiologic agent of the 1976 Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Philadelphia.
Valid publication: GARRITY (G.M.), BROWN (A.) and VICKERS (R.M.): Tatlockia and Fluoribacter: two new genera of organisms resembling Legionella pneumophila. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 609-614.
Original article in IJSEM Online
= ¤ Legionella pittsburghensis Pasculle et al. 1980 (illegitimate homotypic synonym; see the notes for ¤ Legionella pittsburghensis).
= ¤ Legionella micdadei Hébert et al. 1980.
Note: Tatlockia micdadei Garrity et al. 1980 is an earlier homotypic synonym of ¤ Legionella micdadei Hébert et al. 1980. According to his/her scientific opinion, a bacteriologist may use the names Tatlockia micdadei or ¤ Legionella micdadei. However, the names ¤ Tatlockia Garrity et al. 1980 and Tatlockia micdadei Garrity et al. 1980 have never found widespread usage.