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Species Legionella maceachernii
Name: Legionella maceachernii Brenner et al. 1985
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. maceachernii, of McEachern, named after Harold V. McEachern, who first isolated the organism
Type strain: ATCC 35300; CCUG 31116; CIP 103846; DSM 16642; JCM 7566; NCTC 11982; Px-1-G-2-E2
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF227161
Analyse
FASTA
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)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Tatlockia maceachernii (Brenner et al. 1985) Fox et al. 1991 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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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. — 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 10 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙆 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.
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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 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
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