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Species Legionella tucsonensis
Name: Legionella tucsonensis Thacker et al. 1990
Etymology: tuc.so.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. tucsonensis, pertaining to Tucson, Arizona, where the species was first isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … tuk-so-NEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: 1087-AZ-H; ATCC 49180; CCUG 31119; CIP 105113; DSM 19246; NCTC 12439
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Z32644
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Thacker WL, Benson RF, Schifman RB, Pugh E, Steigerwalt AG, Mayberry WR, Brenner DJ, Wilkinson HW. Legionella tucsonensis sp. nov. isolated from a renal transplant recipient. J Clin Microbiol 1989; 27:1831-1834. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 32. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:105-106.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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 = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
Parent taxon: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Thacker WL, Benson RF, Schifman RB, Pugh E, Steigerwalt AG, Mayberry WR, Brenner DJ, Wilkinson HW. Legionella tucsonensis sp. nov. isolated from a renal transplant recipient. J Clin Microbiol 1989; 27:1831-1834. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 784123
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