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Species Legionella rowbothamii
Name: Legionella rowbothamii Adeleke et al. 2001
Etymology: row.bo.tham’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. rowbothamii, in honour of Timothy Rowbotham, who isolated the majority of known LLAP strains and has contributed significantly to our knowledge of LLAPs
Type strain: ATCC 700991; CCUG 43887; DSM 21678; LLAP-6
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X97359
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Adeleke AA, Fields BS, Benson RF, Daneshvar MI, Pruckler JM, Ratcliff RM, Harrison TG, Weyant RS, Birtles RJ, Raoult D, et al. Legionella drozanskii sp. nov., Legionella rowbothamii sp. nov. and Legionella fallonii sp. nov.: three unusual new Legionella species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1151-1160. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🧍 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, this name is not validly published because the effective publication only documents deposit of the type strain in a single recognized culture collection. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Legionella rowbothamii Adeleke et al. 2001 is to be considered to be validly published.
Publication:
Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:293-301.
Parent taxon: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Adeleke AA, Fields BS, Benson RF, Daneshvar MI, Pruckler JM, Ratcliff RM, Harrison TG, Weyant RS, Birtles RJ, Raoult D, et al. Legionella drozanskii sp. nov., Legionella rowbothamii sp. nov. and Legionella fallonii sp. nov.: three unusual new Legionella species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1151-1160.
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Record number: 784116
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