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Species Shewanella halifaxensis
Name: Shewanella halifaxensis Zhao et al. 2006
Etymology: ha.li.fa.xen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. halifaxensis, pertaining to Halifax, Nova scotia, a harbour city near the sediment sampling site, Emeral Bassin, where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: ha-li-fa-XEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: DSM 17350; HAW-EB4; NCIMB 14093
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY579751
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhao JS, Manno D, Leggiadro C, O'Neil D, Hawari J. Shewanella halifaxensis sp. nov., a novel obligately respiratory and denitrifying psychrophile. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:205-212. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:679-680.
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 0.04105 (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 8 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:
Zhao JS, Manno D, Leggiadro C, O'Neil D, Hawari J. Shewanella halifaxensis sp. nov., a novel obligately respiratory and denitrifying psychrophile. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:205-212.
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Record number: 780901
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