Name: Fluoribacter bozemanae Garrity et al. 1980

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bo.ze’man.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. bozemanae, of Bozeman, named after F. Marilyn Bozeman, the microbiologist who isolated and first studied the organism

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ALLO1; ATCC 33217; CIP 103872; DSM 16523; WIGA

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M36031 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Garrity GM, Brown A, Vickers RM. Tatlockia and Fluoribacter: two new genera of organisms resembling Legionella pneumophila. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:609-614.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Legionella bozemanae corrig. (Garrity et al. 1980) Brenner et al. 1980

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Legionella bozemanae corrig. (Garrity et al. 1980) Brenner et al. 1980	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Legionella bozemanii (Garrity et al. 1980) Brenner et al. 1980	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Fluoribacter Garrity et al. 1980. Publication: Garrity GM, Brown A, Vickers RM. Tatlockia and Fluoribacter: two new genera of organisms resembling Legionella pneumophila. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:609-614.
  • Fluoribacter bozemanae is the correct name if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Fluoribacter.
  • According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
  • The nomenclature of this species was revisited by Tindall (2020). Publication: Tindall BJ. Taking a Closer Look at the Valid Publication and Authorship of Legionella bozemanae Brenner et al. 1980, Fluoribacter bozemanae Garrity et al. 1980, Legionella pittsburghensis Pasculle et al. 1980, Legionella micdadei Hebert et al. 1980 and Tatlockia micdadei (Hebert et al. 1980) Garrity et al. 1980. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:146-153.
  • Reclassification opposed IJSB 35:50. Publication: Brenner DJ, Steigerwalt AG, Gorman GW, Wilkinson HW, Bibb WF, Hackel M, Tyndall RL, Campbell J, Feeley JC, Thacker WL, et al. Ten new species of Legionella. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:50-59.

Parent taxon: Fluoribacter Garrity et al. 1980

Assigned by: Garrity GM, Brown A, Vickers RM. Tatlockia and Fluoribacter: two new genera of organisms resembling Legionella pneumophila. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:609-614.

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