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Species Shewanella pneumatophori
Name: Shewanella pneumatophori Hirota et al. 2005
Etymology: pneu.ma.to.pho’ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. pneumatophori, of Pneumatophorus japonicus, the scientific name of the Pacific mackerel
Type strain: JCM 13187; NCIMB 14060; SCRC-2738
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16S rRNA gene:
AB204519
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Hirota K, Nodasaka Y, Orikasa Y, Okuyama H, Yumoto I. Shewanella pneumatophori sp. nov., an eicosapentaenoic acid-producing marine bacterium isolated from the intestines of Pacific mackerel (Pneumatophorus japonicus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2355-2359. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:319-321.
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 4 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:
Hirota K, Nodasaka Y, Orikasa Y, Okuyama H, Yumoto I. Shewanella pneumatophori sp. nov., an eicosapentaenoic acid-producing marine bacterium isolated from the intestines of Pacific mackerel (Pneumatophorus japonicus). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2355-2359.
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Record number: 784900
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