Species ***Legionella* *taurinensis***

Name: Legionella taurinensis Lo Presti et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tau.ri.nen’sis. M.L. fem. adj. taurinensis, pertaining to Turin, Italy, whose classical Latin name was Augusta Taurinorum

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: le-gi-o-NEL-la ta͡u-ri-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700508; CCUG 44901; CIP 106300; DSM 21897; Turin I n° 1; Turin I no 1

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16S rRNA gene: AF037597 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lo Presti F, Riffard S, Meugnier H, Reyrolle M, Lasne Y, Grimont PA, Grimont F, Vandenesch F, Etienne J, Fleurette J, et al. Legionella taurinensis sp. nov., a new species antigenically similar to Legionella spiritensis. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:397-403. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:937-939.

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 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 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 5 times 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.
- 🧍 Some information about the origin of the type strain is provided by Franzin and Gioannini. Publication: Franzin L, Gioannini P. Legionella taurinensis, a new species of Legionella isolated in Turin, Italy. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:937.

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

Assigned by: Lo Presti F, Riffard S, Meugnier H, Reyrolle M, Lasne Y, Grimont PA, Grimont F, Vandenesch F, Etienne J, Fleurette J, et al. Legionella taurinensis sp. nov., a new species antigenically similar to Legionella spiritensis. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:397-403. 🇫🇷

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Species Legionella taurinensis

Species ***Legionella* *taurinensis***