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Species Legionella adelaidensis
Name: Legionella adelaidensis Benson et al. 1991
Etymology: a.de.lai.den’sis. N.L. fem. adj. adelaidensis, pertaining to Adelaide, Australia
Pronunciation, gender: … a-de-lai-DEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: 1762-Aus-E; ATCC 49625; CCUG 31231; CCUG 31231 A; CIP 103645; DSM 19888; NCTC 12735
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Z49716
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Benson RF, Thacker WL, Lanser JA, Sangster N, Mayberry WR, Brenner DJ. Legionella adelaidensis, a new species isolated from cooling tower water. J Clin Microbiol 1991; 29:1004-1006. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 39. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:580-581.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Benson RF, Thacker WL, Lanser JA, Sangster N, Mayberry WR, Brenner DJ. Legionella adelaidensis, a new species isolated from cooling tower water. J Clin Microbiol 1991; 29:1004-1006. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 784081
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