Species ***Legionella* *drozanskii***

Name: Legionella drozanskii Adeleke et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: dro.zans’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. drozanskii, in honour of Wincenty Drozanski, who isolated the first known LLAP strain and pioneered LLAP research

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le-gi-o-NEL-la dro-ZANS-ki-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700990; CCUG 43885; DSM 19890; LLAP-1; NCTC 14628

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X97355 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Adeleke AA, Fields BS, Benson RF, Daneshvar MI, Pruckler JM, Ratcliff RM, Harrison TG, Weyant RS, Birtles RJ, Raoult D, et al. Legionella drozanskii sp. nov., Legionella rowbothamii sp. nov. and Legionella fallonii sp. nov.: three unusual new Legionella species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1151-1160. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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.
- 🧍 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication only documents deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Legionella drozanskii Adeleke et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published. Publication: Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Adeleke AA, Fields BS, Benson RF, Daneshvar MI, Pruckler JM, Ratcliff RM, Harrison TG, Weyant RS, Birtles RJ, Raoult D, et al. Legionella drozanskii sp. nov., Legionella rowbothamii sp. nov. and Legionella fallonii sp. nov.: three unusual new Legionella species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1151-1160. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 784091

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Species Legionella drozanskii

Species ***Legionella* *drozanskii***