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Species Shewanella chilikensis
Name: Shewanella chilikensis Sucharita et al. 2009
Etymology: chi.li.ken’sis. N.L. fem. adj. chilikensis, pertaining to Chilika, referring to the isolation of the type strain from Chilika lagoon, Orissa, India
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … khi-li-KEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 57101; JC5; KCTC 22540; NBRC 105217
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HM016088
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Sucharita K, Sasikala Ch, Park SC, Baik KS, Seong CN, Ramana ChV. Shewanella chilikensis sp. nov., a moderately alkaliphilic gammaproteobacterium isolated from a lagoon. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3111-3115. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:473-474.
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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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 18 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:
Sucharita K, Sasikala Ch, Park SC, Baik KS, Seong CN, Ramana ChV. Shewanella chilikensis sp. nov., a moderately alkaliphilic gammaproteobacterium isolated from a lagoon. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3111-3115. 🇮🇳
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Record number: 788255
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