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Species Shewanella khirikhana
Name: Shewanella khirikhana Prachumwat et al. 2020
Etymology: khi.ri.khan.a. N.L. fem. adj. khirikhana, refers to its origin from a shrimp pond in Prachuap Khirikhan Province, Thailand, where the shrimp samples were collected for isolation of the type strain
Type strain: NBRC 113603; TBRC 8956; TH2012
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16S rRNA gene:
MH719102
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Prachumwat A, Wechprasit P, Srisala J, Kriangsaksri R, Flegel TW, Thitamadee S, Sritunyalucksana K. Shewanella khirikhana sp. nov. - a shrimp pathogen isolated from a cultivation pond exhibiting early mortality syndrome. Microb Biotechnol 2020; 13:781-795. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Shewanella MacDonell and Colwell 1986
Assigned by:
Prachumwat A, Wechprasit P, Srisala J, Kriangsaksri R, Flegel TW, Thitamadee S, Sritunyalucksana K. Shewanella khirikhana sp. nov. - a shrimp pathogen isolated from a cultivation pond exhibiting early mortality syndrome. Microb Biotechnol 2020; 13:781-795.
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Record number: 2654
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