Species Legionella bozemanii

Name: Legionella bozemanii (Garrity et al. 1980) Brenner et al. 1980

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Fluoribacter bozemanae Garrity et al. 1980

Gender: 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: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Legionella bozemanae corrig. (Garrity et al. 1980) Brenner et al. 1980

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Fluoribacter bozemanae Garrity et al. 1980	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Legionella bozemanae corrig. (Garrity et al. 1980) Brenner et al. 1980	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

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 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 88 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: 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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Species Legionella bozemanii