Species ***Legionella* *longbeachae***

Name: Legionella longbeachae McKinney et al. 1982

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: long.bea’chae. N.L. gen. neut. n. longbeachae, of Long Beach (California) where the organism was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le-gi-o-NEL-la lon͡g-BEA-k^ha͡e, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33462; CCUG 46622; CIP 103880; DSM 10572; Long Beach 4; NCTC 11477

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: M36029 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: McKinney RM, Porschen RK, Edelstein PH, Bissett ML, Harris PP, Bondell SP, Steigerwalt AG, Weaver RE, Ein ME, Lindquist DS, et al. Legionella longbeachae species nova, another etiologic agent of human pneumonia. Ann Intern Med 1981; 94:739-743.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 8. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1982; 32:266-268.

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 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. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 187 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.
- 🧍 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. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 See also Moss et al. (1981). Publication: Moss CW, Karr DE, Dees SB. Cellular fatty acid composition of Legionella longbeachae sp. nov. J Clin Microbiol 1981; 14:692-694.

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

Assigned by: McKinney RM, Porschen RK, Edelstein PH, Bissett ML, Harris PP, Bondell SP, Steigerwalt AG, Weaver RE, Ein ME, Lindquist DS, et al. Legionella longbeachae species nova, another etiologic agent of human pneumonia. Ann Intern Med 1981; 94:739-743.

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Species Legionella longbeachae

Species ***Legionella* *longbeachae***