Species Legionella waltersii
Name: Legionella waltersii Benson et al. 1996
Etymology: wal.ters’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. waltersii, of Walters, to honor R.P. Walters, who isolated the organism
Type strain: 2074-AUS-E; ATCC 51914; CCUG 44924; CIP 104965; DSM 21908
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16S rRNA gene:
AF122886
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Benson RF, Thacker WL, Daneshvar MI, Brenner DJ. Legionella waltersii sp. nov. and an unnamed Legionella genomospecies isolated from water in Australia. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:631-634. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1191.
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. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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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:
Benson RF, Thacker WL, Daneshvar MI, Brenner DJ. Legionella waltersii sp. nov. and an unnamed Legionella genomospecies isolated from water in Australia. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:631-634.
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Record number: 784125
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