Name: Legionella spiritensis Brenner et al. 1985
Etymology: spir.it.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. spiritensis, pertaining to Spirit Lake near Mount St. Helens in Oregon
Type strain: ATCC 35249; CCUG 29715; CCUG 31118; CIP 103850; DSM 19324; JCM 7562; Mount Saint Helens 9; Mt St Helens-9; NCTC 11990
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16S rRNA gene: M36030 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
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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Record number: 784120