Species ***Shewanella* *abyssi***

Name: Shewanella abyssi Miyazaki et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.bys’si. L. gen. fem. n. abyssi, from the abyss

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: s͡he-wa-NEL-la a-BYS-si, feminine

Type strain: c941; DSM 17171; JCM 13041

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB201475 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Miyazaki M, Nogi Y, Usami R, Horikoshi K. Shewanella surugensis sp. nov., Shewanella kaireitica sp. nov. and Shewanella abyssi sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediments of Suruga Bay, Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1607-1613. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2251-2252.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. The term "phylogenetic definition" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
- 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
- 🧍 The epithet abyssi is a Latin genitive noun, not a neo-Latin genitive noun as cited in the paper by Miyazaki et al. 2006. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Shewanella MacDonell and Colwell 1986

Assigned by: Miyazaki M, Nogi Y, Usami R, Horikoshi K. Shewanella surugensis sp. nov., Shewanella kaireitica sp. nov. and Shewanella abyssi sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediments of Suruga Bay, Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1607-1613. 🇯🇵

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Species Shewanella abyssi

Species ***Shewanella* *abyssi***