Species ***Legionella* *anisa***

Name: Legionella anisa Gorman et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le-gi-o-NEL-la a-NI-sa, feminine

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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

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. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 63 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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.
- 🧍 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. 🇬🇧

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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Species Legionella anisa

Species ***Legionella* *anisa***