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Species Chryseobacterium shigense
Name: Chryseobacterium shigense Shimomura et al. 2005
Etymology: shi.gen’se. N.L. neut. adj. shigense, pertaining to Shiga prefecture in Japan, the geographical area of isolation of the type strain
Pronunciation, gender: … s͡hi-GEN-se, neuter
Type strain: BAMY 1001; DSM 17126; GUM-Kaji; NCIMB 14047
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB193101
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Shimomura K, Kaji S, Hiraishi A. Chryseobacterium shigense sp. nov., a yellow-pigmented, aerobic bacterium isolated from a lactic acid beverage. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1903-1906. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:7-9.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Montero-Calasanz et al. 2014
Montero-Calasanz Mdel C, Goker M, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Busse HJ, Schmid M, Klenk HP, Tindall BJ, Camacho M. Chryseobacterium oleae sp. nov., an efficient plant growth promoting bacterium in the rooting induction of olive tree (Olea europaea L.) cuttings and emended descriptions of the genus Chryseobacterium, C. daecheongense, C. gambrini, C. gleum, C. joostei, C. jejuense, C. luteum, C. shigense, C. taiwanense, C. ureilyticum and C. vrystaatense. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:342-350. 🇩🇪
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 21. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:7-10.
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Montero-Calasanz et al. 2014
Montero-Calasanz Mdel C, Goker M, Rohde M, Sproer C, Schumann P, Busse HJ, Schmid M, Klenk HP, Tindall BJ, Camacho M. Chryseobacterium oleae sp. nov., an efficient plant growth promoting bacterium in the rooting induction of olive tree (Olea europaea L.) cuttings and emended descriptions of the genus Chryseobacterium, C. daecheongense, C. gambrini, C. gleum, C. joostei, C. jejuense, C. luteum, C. shigense, C. taiwanense, C. ureilyticum and C. vrystaatense. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:342-350.
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 the genus.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪
Parent taxon: Chryseobacterium Vandamme et al. 1994
Assigned by:
Shimomura K, Kaji S, Hiraishi A. Chryseobacterium shigense sp. nov., a yellow-pigmented, aerobic bacterium isolated from a lactic acid beverage. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1903-1906. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 774720
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