Species Legionella jordanis
Name: Legionella jordanis Cherry et al. 1982
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. jordanis, of the Jordan, named after the Jordan River in Bloomington, Indiana, source of the first isolate
Type strain: ATCC 33623; BL-540; CCUG 16413; CIP 105268; DSM 19212; NCTC 11533
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Z32667
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Cherry WB, Gorman GW, Orrison LH, Moss CW, Steigerwalt AG, Wilkinson HW, Johnson SE, McKinney RM, Brenner DJ. Legionella jordanis: a new species of Legionella isolated from water and sewage. J Clin Microbiol 1982; 15:290-297. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 9. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1982; 32:384-385.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 24 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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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 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Cherry WB, Gorman GW, Orrison LH, Moss CW, Steigerwalt AG, Wilkinson HW, Johnson SE, McKinney RM, Brenner DJ. Legionella jordanis: a new species of Legionella isolated from water and sewage. J Clin Microbiol 1982; 15:290-297.
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