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Species Legionella dresdenensis
Name: Legionella dresdenensis Lück et al. 2010
Etymology: dres.de.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. dresdenensis, pertaining to Dresden, Germany, where the type strain was isolated [probably better: dresdensis]
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … dres-de-NEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: DSM 19488; NCTC 13409; W03-356
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AM747393
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Luck PC, Jacobs E, Roske I, Schroter-Bobsin U, Dumke R, Gronow S. Legionella dresdenensis sp. nov., isolated from river water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2557-2562. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:221-222.
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 1 time 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Luck PC, Jacobs E, Roske I, Schroter-Bobsin U, Dumke R, Gronow S. Legionella dresdenensis sp. nov., isolated from river water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2557-2562. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 786478
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