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Species Shewanella japonica
Name: Shewanella japonica Ivanova et al. 2001
Etymology: ja.po’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. japonica, Japanese, pertaining to the Sea of Japan
Pronunciation, gender: ja-PO-ni-ka, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-316; CIP 106860; DSM 15915; JCM 21433; KMM 3299; LMG 19691; NBRC 103171
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16S rRNA gene:
AF145921
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Ivanova EP, Sawabe T, Gorshkova NM, Svetashev VI, Mikhailov VV, Nicolau DV, Christen R. Shewanella japonica sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1027-1033. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.
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 pacifica Ivanova et al. 2004 heterotypic 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:- 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
- 🧍 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 Thorell et al. (2019), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Shewanella pacifica Ivanova et al. 2004.
Publication:
Thorell K, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sjoling A, Martin-Rodriguez AJ. Whole-Genome Sequencing Redefines Shewanella Taxonomy. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1861.
- 😷 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 16 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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⏰ According to Thorell et al. (2019), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Shewanella pacifica Ivanova et al. 2004.
Publication:
Thorell K, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sjoling A, Martin-Rodriguez AJ. Whole-Genome Sequencing Redefines Shewanella Taxonomy. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1861.
Parent taxon: Shewanella MacDonell and Colwell 1986
Assigned by:
Ivanova EP, Sawabe T, Gorshkova NM, Svetashev VI, Mikhailov VV, Nicolau DV, Christen R. Shewanella japonica sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1027-1033.
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Record number: 780903
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