Species ***Legionella* *rubrilucens***

Name: Legionella rubrilucens Brenner et al. 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru.bri.lu’cens. L. adj. ruber -bra -brum, red; L. pres. part. lucens, shining; N.L. fem. part. adj. rubrilucens, red shining, named after the red autofluorescence exhibited by the species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le-gi-o-NEL-la ru-bri-LU-kens, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 35304; CCUG 29671; CIP 103848; DSM 11884; JCM 7565; NCTC 11987; WA-270A-C2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z32643 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)

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 😷 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 = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 16 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. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 On the basis of serology and phenetic and phylogenetic comparisons, the taxa Legionella rubrilucens Brenner et al. 1985 and Legionella erythra Brenner et al. 1985 could be considered subspecies of the same species. Publication: Hookey JV, Saunders NA, Fry NK, Birtles RJ, Harrison TG. Phylogeny of Legionellaceae based on small-subunit ribosomal DNA sequences and proposal of Legionella lytica comb. nov. for Legionella-like amoebal pathogens. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:526-531. 🇬🇧

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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Species Legionella rubrilucens

Species ***Legionella* *rubrilucens***