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Species Legionella bozemanae
Name: Legionella bozemanae corrig. (Garrity et al. 1980) Brenner et al. 1980
Basonym: Fluoribacter bozemanae Garrity et al. 1980
Etymology: bo.ze’ma.nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. bozemanae, of Bozeman, named after F. Marilyn Bozeman, the microbiologist who isolated and first studied the organism
Pronunciation, gender: bo-ZE-ma-na͡e, feminine
Type strain: ALLO1; ATCC 33217; CIP 103872; DSM 16523; WIGA
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M36031
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Brenner DJ, Steigerwalt AG, Gorman GW, Weaver RE, Feeley JC, Cordes LG, Wilkinson HW, Patton C, Thomason BM, Lewallen Sasseville KR. Legionella bozemanii sp. nov. and Legionella dumoffii sp. nov.: classification of two additional species of Legionella associated with human pneumonia. Curr. Microbiol. 1980; 4:111-116. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 5. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:676-677.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Fluoribacter bozemanae Garrity et al. 1980 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Legionella bozemanii (Garrity et al. 1980) Brenner et al. 1980 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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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 France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. 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 15 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.
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🧍 The nomenclature of this species was revisited by Tindall (2020).
Publication:
Tindall BJ. Taking a Closer Look at the Valid Publication and Authorship of Legionella bozemanae Brenner et al. 1980, Fluoribacter bozemanae Garrity et al. 1980, Legionella pittsburghensis Pasculle et al. 1980, Legionella micdadei Hebert et al. 1980 and Tatlockia micdadei (Hebert et al. 1980) Garrity et al. 1980. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:146-153.
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🧍 Nom. corrig.: Legionella bozemanii (sic); reclassification opposed IJSB 35:50 but not formally.
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.
- 🧍 The original spelling, Legionella bozemanii (sic), has been corrected on page 285 of the first edition of the Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Publication: Krieg NR, Holt JG. Editorial Note. In: Krieg NR, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 1, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1984, p. 285.
Parent taxon: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Brenner DJ, Steigerwalt AG, Gorman GW, Weaver RE, Feeley JC, Cordes LG, Wilkinson HW, Patton C, Thomason BM, Lewallen Sasseville KR. Legionella bozemanii sp. nov. and Legionella dumoffii sp. nov.: classification of two additional species of Legionella associated with human pneumonia. Curr. Microbiol. 1980; 4:111-116.
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Record number: 784084
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