Species Colwellia maris

Name: Colwellia maris Yumoto et al. 1998

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ma’ris. L. neut. n. mare (gen. maris), the sea; L. gen. neut. n. maris, of the sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kol-WEL-li-a MA-ris, feminine

Type strain: ABE-1; CIP 106458; DSM 16033; JCM 10085

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16S rRNA gene: AB002630 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yumoto I, Kawasaki K, Iwata H, Matsuyama H, Okuyama H. Assignment of Vibrio sp. strain ABE-1 to Colwellia maris sp. nov., a new psychrophilic bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1357-1362. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

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  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 22 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Colwellia Deming et al. 1988

Assigned by: Yumoto I, Kawasaki K, Iwata H, Matsuyama H, Okuyama H. Assignment of Vibrio sp. strain ABE-1 to Colwellia maris sp. nov., a new psychrophilic bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1357-1362. 🇯🇵

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