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Species Legionella maceachernii

Name: Legionella maceachernii Brenner et al. 1985

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ce.a.cher’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. maceachernii, of McEachern, named after Harold V. McEachern, who first isolated the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le-gi-o-NEL-la ma-ke-a-KHER-ni-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 35300; CCUG 31116; CIP 103846; DSM 16642; JCM 7566; NCTC 11982; Px-1-G-2-E2

16S rRNA gene: AF227161 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid 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. 🇺🇸

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 2026-08-13. 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 14 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 the note for Tatlockia maceachernii (Brenner et al. 1985) Fox et al. 1991, comb. nov. Publication: Fox KF, Brown A, Fox A, Schnitzer G. Tatlockia, a genetically and chemically distinct group of bacteria. Proposal to transfer Legionella maceachernii (Brenner et al.) to the genus Tatlockia, as Tatlockia maceachernii comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1991; 14:52-56. 🇺🇸

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

Assigned by: 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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Record number: 784106