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Species Sharpea azabuensis
Name: Sharpea azabuensis Morita et al. 2008
Etymology: a.za.bu.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. azabuensis, arbitrary name referring to the fact that the study in which the species was described was supported by the Azabu 'Academic Frontier' Project for Private Universities Matching Fund Subsidy
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-za-bu-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: DSM 18934; JCM 14210; ST18
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB210824
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Morita H, Shiratori C, Murakami M, Takami H, Toh H, Kato Y, Nakajima F, Takagi M, Akita H, Masaoka T, et al. Sharpea azabuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive, strictly anaerobic bacterium isolated from the faeces of thoroughbred horses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2682-2686. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:452-453.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sharpea Morita et al. 2008.
Publication:
Morita H, Shiratori C, Murakami M, Takami H, Toh H, Kato Y, Nakajima F, Takagi M, Akita H, Masaoka T, et al. Sharpea azabuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive, strictly anaerobic bacterium isolated from the faeces of thoroughbred horses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2682-2686. 🇯🇵
- 😷 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 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sharpea Morita et al. 2008.
Publication:
Morita H, Shiratori C, Murakami M, Takami H, Toh H, Kato Y, Nakajima F, Takagi M, Akita H, Masaoka T, et al. Sharpea azabuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive, strictly anaerobic bacterium isolated from the faeces of thoroughbred horses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2682-2686.
Parent taxon: Sharpea Morita et al. 2008
Assigned by:
Morita H, Shiratori C, Murakami M, Takami H, Toh H, Kato Y, Nakajima F, Takagi M, Akita H, Masaoka T, et al. Sharpea azabuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive, strictly anaerobic bacterium isolated from the faeces of thoroughbred horses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2682-2686. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 787665
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