Species Legionella steelei
Name: Legionella steelei Edelstein et al. 2012
Etymology: steel’e.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. steelei, of Steele, pertaining to the Australian microbiologist Trevor Steele, who performed pioneering work on the ecology and pathogenesis of L. longbeachae infection
Type strain: ATCC BAA-2169; IMVS 3113; IMVS 3376
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16S rRNA gene:
HQ398202
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Valid publication:
Edelstein PH, Edelstein MA, Shephard LJ, Ward KW, Ratcliff RM. Legionella steelei sp. nov., isolated from human respiratory specimens in California, USA, and South Australia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1766-1771. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2555-2556.
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, note = "+".
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Edelstein PH, Edelstein MA, Shephard LJ, Ward KW, Ratcliff RM. Legionella steelei sp. nov., isolated from human respiratory specimens in California, USA, and South Australia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1766-1771.
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Record number: 790068
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