Species Legionella anisa
Name: Legionella anisa Gorman et al. 1985
Etymology: a.ni.sa. L. fem. adj. anisa, unequal, referring to the fact that blue-white autofluorescence is exhibited by most, but not all, strains; from Gr. fem. adj. anisê
Type strain: ATCC 35292; CCUG 29665; CIP 103870; DSM 17627; JCM 7573; NBIMCC 8852; NCTC 11974; WA-316-C3
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X73394
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Gorman GW, Feeley JC, Steigerwalt A, Edelstein PH, Moss CW, Brenner DJ. Legionella anisa: a new species of Legionella isolated from potable waters and a cooling tower. Appl Environ Microbiol 1985; 49:305-309. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 18. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1985; 35:375-376.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 60 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🧍 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.
Parent taxon: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Gorman GW, Feeley JC, Steigerwalt A, Edelstein PH, Moss CW, Brenner DJ. Legionella anisa: a new species of Legionella isolated from potable waters and a cooling tower. Appl Environ Microbiol 1985; 49:305-309.
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Record number: 777452
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