
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.2338
Name	Legionella pneumophila pneumophila (Brenner et al. 1979) Brenner et al. 1989
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	(Brenner et al. 1979) Brenner et al. 1989
Preferred Name	Legionella pneumophila pneumophila
Taxonomic Rank	subspecies
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.2338
Type Strain representative organism	Philadelphia 1^T (=DSM 7513 =ATCC 33152 =NCTC 11192 =CIP 103854 =JCM 7571 =CCUG 9568 =BCRC 17854 =CECT 7109)


Proper Form	Legionella pneumophila pneumophila (Brenner et al. 1979) Brenner et al. 1989
Nomenclatural History	The subspecies Legionella pneumophila pneumophila was originally described by Brenner et al. 1988. This name became validly published when it appeared on Validation List No. 29 in 1989. In 1988, Brenner et al. reduced Legionella pneumophila Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Brenner et al. 1988 to the rank of subspecies.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Legionella pneumophila pneumophila (Brenner et al. 1979) Brenner et al. 1989.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.2338.
Source File	10.1601/nm.2338.xml


This information was last reviewed on April 24, 2017.

References

List Editor. Validation List no. 29. Validation of the publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:205-206. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-39-2-205.
Brenner DJ, Steigerwalt AG, Epple P, Bibb WF, McKinney RM, Starnes RW, Colville JM, Selander RK, Edelstein PH, Moss CW. Legionella pneumophila serogroup Lansing 3 isolated from a patient with fatal pneumonia, and descriptions of L. pneumophila subsp. pneumophila subsp. nov., L. pneumophila subsp. fraseri subsp. nov., and L. pneumophila subsp. pascullei subsp. nov. J Clin Microbiol 1988; 26:1695-1703. [PubMed].