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Species Shewanella donghaensis
Name: Shewanella donghaensis Yang et al. 2007
Etymology: dong.ha.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. donghaensis, of Donghae, the Korean name for the East Sea (Sea of Japan) from which the strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … don͡g-ha-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: JCM 12524; KCTC 10635BP; LT17
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16S rRNA gene:
AY326275
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Yang SH, Lee JH, Ryu JS, Kato C, Kim SJ. Shewanella donghaensis sp. nov., a psychrophilic, piezosensitive bacterium producing high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acid, isolated from deep-sea sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:208-212. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:898-899.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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 2 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:
Yang SH, Lee JH, Ryu JS, Kato C, Kim SJ. Shewanella donghaensis sp. nov., a psychrophilic, piezosensitive bacterium producing high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acid, isolated from deep-sea sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:208-212. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 785928
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