Name: Legionella worsleiensis Dennis et al. 1993
Etymology: wors.lei.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. worsleiensis, pertaining to Worsley [probably better: worsleyensis]
Type strain: 1347; ATCC 49508; CCUG 44923; CIP 105114; DSM 21907; NCTC 12377
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16S rRNA gene: Z49739 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Dennis PJ, Brenner DJ, Thacker WL, Wait R, Vesey G, Steigerwalt AG, Benson RF. Five new Legionella species isolated from water. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:329-337.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:625.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Dennis PJ, Brenner DJ, Thacker WL, Wait R, Vesey G, Steigerwalt AG, Benson RF. Five new Legionella species isolated from water. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:329-337.
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Record number: 784126