Name: Oceanospirillum jannaschii Bowditch et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: jan.na’schi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. jannaschii, of Jannasch, named after H.W. Jannasch

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … jan-NA-s͡hi-i, neuter

Type strain: 207; ATCC 27135; CIP 103444; DSM 6295; IFO 15466; LMG 6239; NBRC 15466

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16S rRNA gene: AB680864 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Bowditch RD, Baumann L, Baumann P. Description of Oceanospirillum kriegii sp. nov. and O. jannaschii sp. nov. and assignment of two species of Alteromonas to this genus as O. commune comb. nov. and O. vagum comb. nov. Curr. Microbiol. 1984; 10:221-230.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 16. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:503-504.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Marinobacterium jannaschii (Bowditch et al. 1984) Satomi et al. 2002

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Marinobacterium jannaschii (Bowditch et al. 1984) Satomi et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Oceanospirillum jannaschii is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Oceanospirillum.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Oceanospirillum Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bowditch RD, Baumann L, Baumann P. Description of Oceanospirillum kriegii sp. nov. and O. jannaschii sp. nov. and assignment of two species of Alteromonas to this genus as O. commune comb. nov. and O. vagum comb. nov. Curr. Microbiol. 1984; 10:221-230.

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Record number: 778946