Name: Moritella japonica Nogi et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ja.po’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. japonica, pertaining to the Japan Trench, where this strain originated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CIP 106291; DSK1; DSM 14879; JCM 10249

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: D21224 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nogi Y, Kato C, Horikoshi K. Moritella japonica sp. nov., a novel barophilic bacterium isolated from a Japan Trench sediment. J Gen Appl Microbiol 1998; 44:289-295.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 69. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:341-342.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Moritella Urakawa et al. 1999

Assigned by: Nogi Y, Kato C, Horikoshi K. Moritella japonica sp. nov., a novel barophilic bacterium isolated from a Japan Trench sediment. J Gen Appl Microbiol 1998; 44:289-295.

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Record number: 778334