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Species Legionella birminghamensis
Name: Legionella birminghamensis Wilkinson et al. 1988
Etymology: bir.ming.ha.men’sis. N.L. fem. adj. birminghamensis, pertaining to Birmingham, Alabama, where the original isolate was made
Pronunciation, gender: bir-min͡g-ha-MEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: 1407-AL-H; ATCC 43702; CCUG 31233; CCUG 31233 A; CIP 103871; DSM 19232; JCM 7559; NCTC 12437
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Z49717
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Wilkinson HW, Thacker WL, Benson RF, Polt SS, Brookings E, Mayberry WR, Brenner DJ, Gilley RG, Kirklin JK. Legionella birminghamensis sp. nov. isolated from a cardiac transplant recipient. J Clin Microbiol 1987; 25:2120-2122. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 25. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:220-222.
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 3 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:
Wilkinson HW, Thacker WL, Benson RF, Polt SS, Brookings E, Mayberry WR, Brenner DJ, Gilley RG, Kirklin JK. Legionella birminghamensis sp. nov. isolated from a cardiac transplant recipient. J Clin Microbiol 1987; 25:2120-2122.
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Record number: 784083
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