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

Pronunciation, gender: ja-PO-ni-ka, feminine

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

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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. — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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