Species Legionella shakespearei
Name: Legionella shakespearei Verma et al. 1992
Etymology: sha.kes’peare.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. shakespearei, of Shakespeare, named after the playwright William Shakespeare, because the organism was isolated in Stratford-upon-Avon
Type strain: 214; ATCC 49655; CCUG 31228; CCUG 31228 A; CIP 103541; DSM 23087; NCTC 12829
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Z49736
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Verma UK, Brenner DJ, Thacker WL, Benson RF, Vesey G, Kurtz JB, Dennis PJ, Steigerwalt AG, Robinson JS, Moss CW. Legionella shakespearei sp. nov., isolated from cooling tower water. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:404-407. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 42, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:656.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.
Parent taxon: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Verma UK, Brenner DJ, Thacker WL, Benson RF, Vesey G, Kurtz JB, Dennis PJ, Steigerwalt AG, Robinson JS, Moss CW. Legionella shakespearei sp. nov., isolated from cooling tower water. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:404-407.
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Record number: 784119
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