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Species Legionella gratiana

Name: Legionella gratiana Bornstein et al. 1991

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: gra.ti.a’na. N.L. fem. adj. gratiana, pertaining to Gratianus, the Roman emperor who bathed in the hot springs where the species was first isolated

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

Type strain: ATCC 49413; CCUG 44894; CDC 1242; CIP 105267; DSM 21233; Lyon 8420412; NCTC 12388

16S rRNA gene: Z49725 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Bornstein N, Marmet D, Surgot M, Nowicki M, Meugnier H, Fleurette J, Ageron E, Grimont F, Grimont PA, Thacker WL, et al. Legionella gratiana sp. nov. isolated from French spa water. Res Microbiol 1989; 140:541-552.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 39. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:580-581.

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, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 2 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.

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

Assigned by: Bornstein N, Marmet D, Surgot M, Nowicki M, Meugnier H, Fleurette J, Ageron E, Grimont F, Grimont PA, Thacker WL, et al. Legionella gratiana sp. nov. isolated from French spa water. Res Microbiol 1989; 140:541-552.

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Record number: 784097