Name: Fluoribacter gormanii (Morris et al. 1980) Brown et al. 1981

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Legionella gormanii Morris et al. 1980

Etymology: gor.ma’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. gormanii, of Gorman, named after G.W. Gorman, who isolated and first studied the organism and pioneered in the isolation of legionellae from environmental and clinical sources

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: flu-o-ri-BAK-ter gor-MA-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33297; ATCC 33342; CCUG 12267; CIP 104724; DSM 16641; DSM 25296; LS-13; NCTC 11401

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16S rRNA gene: Z32639 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Brown A, Garrity GM, Vickers RM. Fluoribacter dumoffii (Brenner et al.) comb. nov. and Fluoribacter gormanii (Morris et al.) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:111-115. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Legionella gormanii Morris et al. 1980

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Legionella gormanii Morris et al. 1980	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Fluoribacter gormanii is the correct name instead 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.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
  • 🧍 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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
  • 🧍 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. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 In the paper by Brown et al. 1981 the type strain ATCC 33297 is incorrectly cited as ATCC 33342. Publication: Moore WEC, Moore LVH. Index of the bacterial and yeast nomenclatural changes published in the International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology since the 1980 Approved Lists of Bacterial Names (1 January 1980 to 1 January 1992). American Society for Microbiology, Washington, 1992. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 The species name Fluoribacter gormanii (Morris et al. 1980) Brown et al. 1981 is a correct name (Principle 6). According to his/her scientific opinion, a bacteriologist may use the species names Fluoribacter gormanii (Morris et al. 1980) Brown et al. 1981 or Legionella gormanii Morris et al. 1980. However, the names Fluoribacter Garrity et al. 1980, Fluoribacter bozemanae Garrity et al. 1980, Fluoribacter gormanii (Morris et al. 1980) Brown et al. 1981, and Fluoribacter dumoffii (Brenner et al. 1980) Brown et al. 1981 have never found widespread usage. 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. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Fluoribacter Garrity et al. 1980

Assigned by: Brown A, Garrity GM, Vickers RM. Fluoribacter dumoffii (Brenner et al.) comb. nov. and Fluoribacter gormanii (Morris et al.) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:111-115. 🇺🇸

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