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Species Shewanella electrodiphila
Name: Shewanella electrodiphila Zhang and Burgess 2015
Etymology: e.lec.tro.di’phi.la. N.L. neut. n. electrodum, electrode; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend to, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. electrodiphila, loving electrodes
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … e-lek-tro-DI-phi-la, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-2408; DSM 24955; MAR 441
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FR744784
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhang J, Burgess JG. Shewanella electrodiphila sp. nov., a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from Mid-Atlantic Ridge deep-sea sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2882-2889. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4294-4296.
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 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:
Zhang J, Burgess JG. Shewanella electrodiphila sp. nov., a psychrotolerant bacterium isolated from Mid-Atlantic Ridge deep-sea sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2882-2889. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 793196
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