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Species Shewanella fidelis
Name: Shewanella fidelis Ivanova et al. 2003
Etymology: fi.de’lis. L. fem. adj. fidelis, true, referring to a true member of the genus
Pronunciation, gender: fi-DE-lis, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-318; KMM 3582; LMG 20552
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF420312
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Ivanova EP, Sawabe T, Hayashi K, Gorshkova NM, Zhukova NV, Nedashkovskaya OI, Mikhailov VV, Nicolau DV, Christen R. Shewanella fidelis sp. nov., isolated from sediments and sea water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:577-582. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:939-940.
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 phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03380 (N = 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 6 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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🧍 In the paper by Ivanova et al. 2003, the type strain LMG 20552 is erroneously cited as LMG 20551.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.
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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.
Parent taxon: Shewanella MacDonell and Colwell 1986
Assigned by:
Ivanova EP, Sawabe T, Hayashi K, Gorshkova NM, Zhukova NV, Nedashkovskaya OI, Mikhailov VV, Nicolau DV, Christen R. Shewanella fidelis sp. nov., isolated from sediments and sea water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:577-582.
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Record number: 784890
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