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Species Shewanella canadensis
Name: Shewanella canadensis Zhao et al. 2007
Etymology: ca.na.den’sis. N.L. fem. adj. canadensis, pertaining to Canada, the country nearest to the sediment sampling site, Emerald Basin, where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: ka-na-DEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 54553; DSM 18399; HAW-EB2; NCIMB 14238
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY579749
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhao JS, Manno D, Thiboutot S, Ampleman G, Hawari J. Shewanella canadensis sp. nov. and Shewanella atlantica sp. nov., manganese dioxide- and hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine-reducing, psychrophilic marine bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2155-2162. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2727-2728.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Thorell et al. 2019
Thorell K, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sjoling A, Martin-Rodriguez AJ. Whole-Genome Sequencing Redefines Shewanella Taxonomy. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1861.
Notes:- 🧍 As of 2020-09-20 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.
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Cao et al. 2021
Cao WR, Li X, Sun YY, Jiang MY, Xu XD, Li YJ. Shewanella nanhaiensis sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from sediment of South China Sea, and emended descriptions of Shewanella woodyi, Shewanella hanedai and Shewanella canadensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5152.
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5273.
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Thorell et al. 2019
Thorell K, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sjoling A, Martin-Rodriguez AJ. Whole-Genome Sequencing Redefines Shewanella Taxonomy. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1861.
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Notes:
- 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
Parent taxon: Shewanella MacDonell and Colwell 1986
Assigned by:
Zhao JS, Manno D, Thiboutot S, Ampleman G, Hawari J. Shewanella canadensis sp. nov. and Shewanella atlantica sp. nov., manganese dioxide- and hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine-reducing, psychrophilic marine bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2155-2162.
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Record number: 786717
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