Name: Alishewanella jeotgali Kim et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: je.ot.ga’li. N.L. gen. neut. n. jeotgali, of jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-li-s͡he-wa-NEL-la je-ot-GA-li, feminine

Type strain: DSM 24035; JCM 15561; KCTC 22429; MS1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU817498 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim MS, Roh SW, Nam YD, Chang HW, Kim KH, Jung MJ, Choi JH, Park EJ, Bae JW. Alishewanella jeotgali sp. nov., isolated from traditional fermented food, and emended description of the genus Alishewanella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2313-2316. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2921-2922.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Alishewanella Fonnesbech Vogel et al. 2000

Assigned by: Kim MS, Roh SW, Nam YD, Chang HW, Kim KH, Jung MJ, Choi JH, Park EJ, Bae JW. Alishewanella jeotgali sp. nov., isolated from traditional fermented food, and emended description of the genus Alishewanella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2313-2316. 🇰🇷

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