Name: Legionella cincinnatiensis Thacker et al. 1989
Etymology: cin.cin.na.ti.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. cincinnatiensis, pertaining to Cincinnati, Ohio, where the species was first isolated
Type strain: 72-OH-H; ATCC 43753; CCUG 31230; CCUG 31230 A; CIP 103875; DSM 19233; NCTC 12438
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16S rRNA gene: X73407 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Thacker WL, Benson RF, Staneck JL, Vincent SR, Mayberry WR, Brenner DJ, Wilkinson HW. Legionella cincinnatiensis sp. nov. isolated from a patient with pneumonia. J Clin Microbiol 1988; 26:418-420.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 29. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:205-206.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Thacker WL, Benson RF, Staneck JL, Vincent SR, Mayberry WR, Brenner DJ, Wilkinson HW. Legionella cincinnatiensis sp. nov. isolated from a patient with pneumonia. J Clin Microbiol 1988; 26:418-420.
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