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Species Shewanella putrefaciens

Classification: 

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Gammaproteobacteria Alteromonadales Shewanellaceae Shewanella Shewanella putrefaciens

Name: Shewanella putrefaciens (Lee et al. 1981 ex Derby and Hammer 1931) MacDonell and Colwell 1986

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Alteromonas putrefaciens (ex Derby and Hammer 1931) Lee et al. 1981

Etymology: pu.tre.fa’ci.ens. N.L. fem. part. adj. putrefaciens, making rotten, putrefying

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: s͡he-wa-NEL-la pu-tre-FA-ki-ens, feminine

Type strain: 95; ATCC 8071; CCUG 13452; CCUG 13452 D; CFBP 3033; CFBP 3034; CIP 80.40; DSM 6067; JCM 9294; LMG 2268; NCIB 10471; NCIMB 10471; Strain Hammer 95

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16S rRNA gene: KU321263 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Macdonell MT, Colwell RR. Phylogeny of the Vibrionaceae, and recommendation for two new genera, Listonella and Shewanella. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:171-182. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 20. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:354-356.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

  • 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:
    • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Shewanella MacDonell and Colwell 1986. Publication: MacDonell MT, Colwell RR. Phylogeny of the Vibrionaceae, and recommendation for two new genera, Listonella and Shewanella. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:171-182. 🇺🇸
    • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "P650 = v". — 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 767 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 species itself.
    • 🧍 Shewanella putrefaciens Owen's genomic group IV is reclassified as Shewanella algae corrig. Simidu et al. 1990 emend. Nozue et al. 1992. Publication: Nozue H, Hayashi T, Hashimoto Y, Ezaki T, Hamasaki K, Ohwada K, Terawaki Y. Isolation and characterization of Shewanella alga from human clinical specimens and emendation of the description of S. alga Simidu et al., 1990, 335. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:628-634. 🇯🇵
    • 🧍 Shewanella putrefaciens strain MR-1 is reclassified as Shewanella oneidensis Venkateswaran et al. 1999, sp. nov. Publication: Venkateswaran K, Moser DP, Dollhopf ME, Lies DP, Saffarini DA, MacGregor BJ, Ringelberg DB, White DC, Nishijima M, Sano H, et al. Polyphasic taxonomy of the genus Shewanella and description of Shewanella oneidensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:705-724. 🇺🇸
    • 🧍 Shewanella putrefaciens strain NCIMB 400 is reclassified as Shewanella frigidimarina. Publication: Reid GA, Gordon EH. Phylogeny of marine and freshwater Shewanella: reclassification of Shewanella putrefaciens NCIMB 400 as Shewanella frigidimarina. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:189-191. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Shewanella MacDonell and Colwell 1986

Assigned by: Macdonell MT, Colwell RR. Phylogeny of the Vibrionaceae, and recommendation for two new genera, Listonella and Shewanella. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:171-182. 🇺🇸

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