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Legionella bozemanii sp. nov. andLegionella dumoffii sp. nov.: Classification of two additional species ofLegionella associated with human pneumonia

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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) relatedness was used to distinguish strains ofLegionella-like organisms (LLO) fromLegionella pneumophila. Two of these LLO strains, WIGA and MI 15, showed sufficient DNA relatedness to one another to be classified in the same species. The nameLegionella bozemanii species nova is proposed for this new species. The type strain ofL. bozemanii is WIGA (=ATCC 33217) Two other LLO strains, NY 23 and Tex-KL, were shown to represent a new species. The nameLegionella dumoffii species nova is proposed for this species. The type strain ofL. dumoffii is NY 23 (=ATCC 33279). These two species joinL. pneumophila andL. micdadei in the genusLegionella.

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  1. Bacteriology Division Center for Disease Control Public Health Service, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, 30333, Georgia, Atlanta, USA

    Don J. Brenner, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Robert E. Weaver, Hazel W. Wilkinson, Berenice M. Thomason & Karen R. Lewallen Sasseville

  2. Bacterial Diseases Division, Center for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, 30333, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    G. W. Gorman, James C. Feeley, L. G. Cordes & Charlotte Patton

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Brenner, D.J., Steigerwalt, A.G., Gorman, G.W. et al. Legionella bozemanii sp. nov. andLegionella dumoffii sp. nov.: Classification of two additional species ofLegionella associated with human pneumonia. Current Microbiology 4, 111–116 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02602903

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