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Species Legionella busanensis
Name: Legionella busanensis Park et al. 2003
Etymology: bu.san.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. busanensis, from Busan in Korea, where the type strain was isolated
Type strain: ATCC BAA-518; DSM 22853; K9951; KCTC 12084
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16S rRNA gene:
AF424887
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Park MY, Ko KS, Lee HK, Park MS, Kook YH. Legionella busanensis sp. nov., isolated from cooling tower water in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:77-80. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:629-630.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙆 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Park MY, Ko KS, Lee HK, Park MS, Kook YH. Legionella busanensis sp. nov., isolated from cooling tower water in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:77-80.
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Record number: 784087
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