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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Legionella maioricensis

Name: Legionella maioricensis Crespi et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.io.ri.cen’sis. M.L. fem. adj. maioricensis, pertaining to Mallorca, where the type strain of the species was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ma-io-ri-KEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 75071; CECT 30569; HCPI-6

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OL472331 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Crespi S, Drasar V, Salva-Serra F, Jaen-Luchoro D, Pineiro-Iglesias B, Lindemann PC, Aliaga-Lozano F, Fernandez-Juarez V, Coll-Garcia G, Moore ERB, et al. Legionella maioricensis sp. nov., a new species isolated from the hot water distribution systems of a hospital and a shopping center during routine sampling. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5686. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5835.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

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

Assigned by: Crespi S, Drasar V, Salva-Serra F, Jaen-Luchoro D, Pineiro-Iglesias B, Lindemann PC, Aliaga-Lozano F, Fernandez-Juarez V, Coll-Garcia G, Moore ERB, et al. Legionella maioricensis sp. nov., a new species isolated from the hot water distribution systems of a hospital and a shopping center during routine sampling. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5686. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 36059
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