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Species Legionella yabuuchiae

Name: Legionella yabuuchiae Kuroki et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ya.bu.u’chi.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. yabuuchiae, of Yabuuchi, in honour of Eiko Yabuuchi for her work on Legionella in Japan

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le-gi-o-NEL-la ya-bu-U-khi-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: DSM 18492; JCM 14148; OA1-2

16S rRNA gene: AB233210 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Kuroki H, Miyamoto H, Fukuda K, Iihara H, Kawamura Y, Ogawa M, Wang Y, Ezaki T, Taniguchi H. Legionella impletisoli sp. nov. and Legionella yabuuchiae sp. nov., isolated from soils contaminated with industrial wastes in Japan. Syst Appl Microbiol 2007; 30:273-279. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 117. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1933-1934.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

  • 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 Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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.
    • 🧍 In the effective publication, the type strain DSM 18492 is cited as DSMZ 18492. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 117. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1933-1934.

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

Assigned by: Kuroki H, Miyamoto H, Fukuda K, Iihara H, Kawamura Y, Ogawa M, Wang Y, Ezaki T, Taniguchi H. Legionella impletisoli sp. nov. and Legionella yabuuchiae sp. nov., isolated from soils contaminated with industrial wastes in Japan. Syst Appl Microbiol 2007; 30:273-279. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 786679