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Species Legionella steigerwaltii
Name: Legionella steigerwaltii Brenner et al. 1985
Etymology: stei.ger.walt’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. steigerwaltii, of Steigerwalt, named in honor of Arnold G. Steigerwalt, who did the definitive experiments to classify the first 22 Legionella species
Type strain: ATCC 35302; CCUG 29674; CIP 103851; DSM 23076; JCM 7558; NCTC 11991; SC-18-C9
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X73400
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
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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, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 2024-03-27.
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: 784121
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