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Species Shewanella metallivivens
Name: Shewanella metallivivens Maltman et al. 2023
Etymology: me.tal.li.vi’vens. L. neut. n. metallum, metal; L. pres. part. vivens, living; N.L. fem. part. adj. metallivivens, living on metals, anaerobically respiring on multiple metal(loid) oxyanions
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … me-tal-li-WI-wens, feminine
Type strain: DSM 113370; ER-Te-42B-Light; VKM B-3580
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MZ905343
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Maltman C, Kuzyk SB, Kyndt JA, Lengyel G, Yurkov V. Shewanella metallivivens sp. nov., a deep-sea hydrothermal vent tube worm endobiont capable of dissimilatory anaerobic metalloid oxyanion reduction. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5980. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6041.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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:
Maltman C, Kuzyk SB, Kyndt JA, Lengyel G, Yurkov V. Shewanella metallivivens sp. nov., a deep-sea hydrothermal vent tube worm endobiont capable of dissimilatory anaerobic metalloid oxyanion reduction. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5980. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 39714
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