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Species Shewanella colwelliana
Name: Shewanella colwelliana (Weiner et al. 1988) Coyne et al. 1990
Basonym: Alteromonas colwelliana Weiner et al. 1988
Etymology: col.well.i.a’na. N.L. fem. adj. colwelliana, named after Rita Colwell for her contributions to marine microbiology
Type strain: ATCC 39565; LST-W
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY653177
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Coyne VE, Pillidge CJ, D D, Sledjeski, Hori H, Ortiz-Conde BA, Muir DG, Weiner RM, Colwell RR. Reclassification of Alteromonas colwelliana to the genus Shewanella by DNA-DNA hybridization, serology and 5s ribosomal RNA sequence data. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 12:275-279. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 34. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:320-321.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Shewanella affinis Ivanova et al. 2004 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Alteromonas colwelliana Weiner et al. 1988 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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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:
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⏰ According to Satomi et al. (2007), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Shewanella affinis Ivanova et al. 2004.
Publication:
Satomi M, Vogel BF, Venkateswaran K, Gram L. Description of Shewanella glacialipiscicola sp. nov. and Shewanella algidipiscicola sp. nov., isolated from marine fish of the Danish Baltic Sea, and proposal that Shewanella affinis is a later heterotypic synonym of Shewanella colwelliana. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:347-352.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03940 (N = 1).
- 😷 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 22 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.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.
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⏰ According to Satomi et al. (2007), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Shewanella affinis Ivanova et al. 2004.
Publication:
Satomi M, Vogel BF, Venkateswaran K, Gram L. Description of Shewanella glacialipiscicola sp. nov. and Shewanella algidipiscicola sp. nov., isolated from marine fish of the Danish Baltic Sea, and proposal that Shewanella affinis is a later heterotypic synonym of Shewanella colwelliana. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:347-352.
Parent taxon: Shewanella MacDonell and Colwell 1986
Assigned by:
Coyne VE, Pillidge CJ, D D, Sledjeski, Hori H, Ortiz-Conde BA, Muir DG, Weiner RM, Colwell RR. Reclassification of Alteromonas colwelliana to the genus Shewanella by DNA-DNA hybridization, serology and 5s ribosomal RNA sequence data. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1989; 12:275-279.
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Record number: 784888
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