Name: Legionella oakridgensis Orrison et al. 1983
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: oak.rid.gen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. oakridgensis, pertaining to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where the species was first isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le-gi-o-NEL-la oak-rid-GEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 33761; CCUG 16414; CIP 103884; DSM 21215; NCTC 11531; Oak Ridge 10; OR-10
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16S rRNA gene:
X73397
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Orrison LH, Cherry WB, Tyndall RL, Fliermans CB, Gough SB, Lambert MA, McDougal LK, Bibb WF, Brenner DJ. Legionella oakridgensis: unusual new species isolated from cooling tower water. Appl Environ Microbiol 1983; 45:536-545. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 11. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:672-674.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Parent taxon: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Orrison LH, Cherry WB, Tyndall RL, Fliermans CB, Gough SB, Lambert MA, McDougal LK, Bibb WF, Brenner DJ. Legionella oakridgensis: unusual new species isolated from cooling tower water. Appl Environ Microbiol 1983; 45:536-545. 🇺🇸
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