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Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness studies were used to characterize threeLegionella-like organisms; TATLOCK, HEBA, and the Pittsburgh pneumonia agent. The results showed that these three strains belong in the same species, which is distinct from the previously described speciesLegionella pneumophila andL. bozemanii. Legionella micdadei species nova is proposed for this new species. The type strain ofL. micdadei is TATLOCK (ATCC 33218).
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Hébert, G.A., Steigerwalt, A.G. & Brenner, D.J. Legionella micdadei species nova: Classification of a third species ofLegionella associated with human pneumonia. Current Microbiology 3, 255–257 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02601800
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