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Species Shewanella olleyana
Name: Shewanella olleyana Skerratt et al. 2002
Etymology: ol.ley.a’na. N.L. fem. adj. olleyana, named for June Olley for her contributions to food microbiology
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ol-ley-A-na, feminine
Type strain: ACAM 644; ACEM 9; LMG 21437
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF295592
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Skerratt JH, Bowman JP, Nichols PD. Shewanella olleyana sp. nov., a marine species isolated from a temperate estuary which produces high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2101-2106. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:375-376.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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 7 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:
Skerratt JH, Bowman JP, Nichols PD. Shewanella olleyana sp. nov., a marine species isolated from a temperate estuary which produces high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2101-2106. 🇦🇺
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Record number: 784897
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