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Species Tenacibaculum litopenaei
Name: Tenacibaculum litopenaei Sheu et al. 2007
Etymology: li.to.pe.nae’i. N.L. masc. n. Litopenaeus, the scientific name of a genus of penaeid shrimp; N.L. gen. masc. n. litopenaei, of Litopenaeus, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a shrimp belonging to the genus Litopenaeus
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … li-to-pe-NA͡E-i, neuter
Type strain: BCRC 17590; B-I; LMG 23706
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ822567
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Sheu SY, Lin KY, Chou JH, Chang PS, Arun AB, Young CC, Chen WM. Tenacibaculum litopenaei sp. nov., isolated from a shrimp mariculture pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1148-1153. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1675-1676.
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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Tenacibaculum Suzuki et al. 2001
Assigned by:
Sheu SY, Lin KY, Chou JH, Chang PS, Arun AB, Young CC, Chen WM. Tenacibaculum litopenaei sp. nov., isolated from a shrimp mariculture pond. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1148-1153. 🇹🇼
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Record number: 786311
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