Etymology:sa.ou.di.en’sis.N.L. fem. adj.saoudiensis, pertaining to Saudi Arabia, the country where the type strain originates [probably better: saudiensis]
Valid publication:
Bajrai LH, Azhar EI, Yasir M, Jardot P, Barrassi L, Raoult D, La Scola B, Pagnier I. Legionella saoudiensis sp. nov., isolated from a sewage water sample. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4367-4371. 🇫🇷
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:179-182.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Risk group:
1
Notes:
😷 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 1 time 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 genus.
Assigned by:
Bajrai LH, Azhar EI, Yasir M, Jardot P, Barrassi L, Raoult D, La Scola B, Pagnier I. Legionella saoudiensis sp. nov., isolated from a sewage water sample. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4367-4371. 🇫🇷
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