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Species Legionella geestiana

Classification: 

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Gammaproteobacteria Legionellales Legionellaceae Legionella Legionella geestiana

Name: Legionella geestiana Dennis et al. 1993

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: gees.ti.a’na. N.L. fem. adj. geestiana, pertaining to the Geest office building

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le-gi-o-NEL-la gees-ti-A-na, feminine

Type strain: 1308; ATCC 49504; CCUG 44893; CIP 105569; DSM 21217; NCTC 12373

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16S rRNA gene: Z49723 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Dennis PJ, Brenner DJ, Thacker WL, Wait R, Vesey G, Steigerwalt AG, Benson RF. Five new Legionella species isolated from water. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:329-337. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:625.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 3 times 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 species itself.
    • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

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

Assigned by: Dennis PJ, Brenner DJ, Thacker WL, Wait R, Vesey G, Steigerwalt AG, Benson RF. Five new Legionella species isolated from water. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:329-337. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 784095

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