Name: Legionella adelaidensis Benson et al. 1991
Etymology: a.de.lai.den’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. adelaidensis, pertaining to Adelaide, Australia
Type strain: 1762-Aus-E; ATCC 49625; CCUG 31231; CCUG 31231 A; CIP 103645; DSM 19888; NCTC 12735
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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.
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
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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