Name DOI
10.1601/nm.2374
Name
 Pasculle et al. 1980 pro synon. Legionella micdadei Hébert et al. 1980
Name Status
Validly Published, Illegitimate
Current Authority
Pasculle et al. 1980 pro synon. Legionella micdadei Hébert et al. 1980
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
species
Nomenclatural Type
(designated strain)
Refer to the type exemplar.
Taxonomy
Type Strain
representative organism
T (=)
Proper Form
Legionella pittsburghensis Pasculle et al. 1980 pro synon. Legionella micdadei Hébert et al. 1980
Nomenclatural History
The species Legionella pittsburghensis was originally described by Pasculle et al. 1980. This name became validly published when it appeared on Validation List No. 5 in 1980. List Editor established as a later homotypic synonym of Hébert et al. 1980 in 1980.

This name is illegitimate because it contravenes Rule 51b (2) (it does not use the earliest legitimate specific epithet "micdadei" (from Tatlockia micdadei).
Citation
When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier.
Name Abstract for Legionella pittsburghensis Pasculle et al. 1980 pro synon. Legionella micdadei Hébert et al. 1980.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.2374.
Source File
This information was last reviewed on June 20, 2017.

References

  1. Pasculle AW, Feeley JC, Gibson RJ, Cordes LG, Myerowitz RL, Patton CM, Gorman GW, Carmack CL, Ezzell JW, Dowling JN. Pittsburgh pneumonia agent: direct isolation from human lung tissue. J Infect Dis 1980; 141:727-732. [PubMed].
  2. List Editor. Validation List no. 5. Validation of the publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:676-677. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-4-676.