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Species Legionella gormanii
Name: Legionella gormanii Morris et al. 1980
Etymology: gor.ma’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. gormanii, of Gorman, named after G.W. Gorman, who isolated and first studied the organism and pioneered in the isolation of legionellae from environmental and clinical sources
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … gor-MA-ni-i, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 33297; ATCC 33342; CCUG 12267; CIP 104724; DSM 16641; DSM 25296; LS-13; NCTC 11401
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Z32639
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Morris GK, Steigerwalt A, Feeley JC, Wong ES, Martin WT, Patton CM, Brenner DJ. Legionella gormanii sp. nov. J Clin Microbiol 1980; 12:718-721. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 5. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:676-677.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Fluoribacter gormanii (Morris et al. 1980) Brown et al. 1981 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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 = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 40 times 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 species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
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🧍 Reclassification opposed IJSB 35:50.
Publication:
Brenner DJ, Steigerwalt AG, Gorman GW, Wilkinson HW, Bibb WF, Hackel M, Tyndall RL, Campbell J, Feeley JC, Thacker WL, et al. Ten new species of Legionella. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:50-59. 🇺🇸
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🧍 In the reference citation of Legionella gormanii Morris et al. 1980 (see: Validation List no. 5), the author's name Feeley is erroneously cited as Feley.
Publication:
. MORRIS (G.K.), STEIGERWALT (A.), FEELEY (J.C.), WONG (E.S.), MARTIN (W.T.), PATTON (C.M.) and BRENNER (D.J.):. J. Clin. Microbiol. 1980; 12:718-721. 🇺🇸
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🧍 See also:
Publication:
Euzeby JP, Kudo T. Corrigenda to the validation lists. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1933-1938. 🇫🇷
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🧍 See the note for Fluoribacter gormanii (Morris et al. 1980) Brown et al. 1981, comb. nov.
Publication:
Brown A, Garrity GM, Vickers RM. Fluoribacter dumoffii (Brenner et al.) comb. nov. and Fluoribacter gormanii (Morris et al.) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:111-115. 🇺🇸
Parent taxon: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Morris GK, Steigerwalt A, Feeley JC, Wong ES, Martin WT, Patton CM, Brenner DJ. Legionella gormanii sp. nov. J Clin Microbiol 1980; 12:718-721. 🇺🇸
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