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Species Legionella longbeachae
Name: Legionella longbeachae McKinney et al. 1982
Etymology: long.be’ach.ae. N.L. gen. neut. n. longbeachae, of Long Beach (California) where the organism was first isolated
Type strain: ATCC 33462; CCUG 46622; CIP 103880; DSM 10572; Long Beach 4; NCTC 11477
See detailed strain information at
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
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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. — 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 173 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.
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🧍 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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Record number: 777455
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