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Species Shewanella livingstonensis
Name: Shewanella livingstonensis Bozal et al. 2002
Etymology: li.vings.to.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. livingstonensis, pertaining to Livingston Island, Antarctica, where the organism was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … li-win͡gs-to-NEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CECT 5933; LMG 19866; NF22
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MK131328
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Bozal N, Montes MJ, Tudela E, Jimenez F, Guinea J. Shewanella frigidimarina and Shewanella livingstonensis sp. nov. isolated from Antarctic coastal areas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:195-205. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:293-295.
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 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 37 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:
Bozal N, Montes MJ, Tudela E, Jimenez F, Guinea J. Shewanella frigidimarina and Shewanella livingstonensis sp. nov. isolated from Antarctic coastal areas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:195-205. 🇪🇸
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Record number: 784893
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