Subscribe to our newsletter
To receive updates from LPSN every few months, sign up to our mailing list.
Species Shewanella violacea
Name: Shewanella violacea Nogi et al. 1999
Etymology: vi.o.la’ce.a. L. fem. adj. violacea, violet-colored, violet
Pronunciation, gender: wi-o-LA-ke-a, feminine
Type strain: CIP 106290; DSS12; JCM 10179; LMG 19151
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
D21225
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Nogi Y, Kato C, Horikoshi K. Taxonomic studies of deep-sea barophilic Shewanella strains and description of Shewanella violacea sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 1998; 170:331-338. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 69. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:341-342.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
-
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.
-
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:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03175 (N = 1).
- 😷 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 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 49 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:
Nogi Y, Kato C, Horikoshi K. Taxonomic studies of deep-sea barophilic Shewanella strains and description of Shewanella violacea sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 1998; 170:331-338.
Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/shewanella-violaceaLink copied to clipboard
Record number: 784904
This LPSN page was printed on 2025-12-07 22:20:59