Species Legionella stuttgartensis

Name: Legionella stuttgartensis Rios Galicia et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: stutt.gar.ten’sis. N.L. fem. adj. stuttgartensis, pertaining to Stuttgart

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le-gi-o-NEL-la stutt-gar-TEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 120481; NCCB 101094; WA 2022007384

16S rRNA gene: PV778058 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Rios Galicia B, Krauze P, Hengerer C, Licht K, Brockmann S, Fleischer J. Legionella stuttgartensis sp. nov. and Legionella nigrisilvae sp. nov., two new species isolated from a re-cooling plant and from a drinking water house installation in southern Germany. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7187. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Parent taxon: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Rios Galicia B, Krauze P, Hengerer C, Licht K, Brockmann S, Fleischer J. Legionella stuttgartensis sp. nov. and Legionella nigrisilvae sp. nov., two new species isolated from a re-cooling plant and from a drinking water house installation in southern Germany. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7187. 🇩🇪

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.72363Link copied to clipboard

Record number: 72363

This LPSN page was printed on 2026-08-13 06:55:53