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Species Shewanella morhuae

Name: Shewanella morhuae Satomi et al. 2006

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: mor’hu.ae. N.L. gen. masc. n. morhuae, of morhua, the specific epithet of Gadus morhua, the Atlantic cod

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: s͡he-wa-NEL-la MOR-hu-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1205; NBRC 100978; U1417

16S rRNA gene: AB681314 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Satomi M, Vogel BF, Gram L, Venkateswaran K. Shewanella hafniensis sp. nov. and Shewanella morhuae sp. nov., isolated from marine fish of the Baltic Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:243-249. 🇺🇸

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)

Risk group: 1

  • Emendations:
    • 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.
  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Satomi M, Vogel BF, Gram L, Venkateswaran K. Shewanella hafniensis sp. nov. and Shewanella morhuae sp. nov., isolated from marine fish of the Baltic Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:243-249. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 784896