Reclassification of Shewanella putrefaciens Owen's genomic group II as Shewanella baltica sp. nov

The taxonomic relationship between several Shewanella putrefaciens isolates from the Baltic Sea and reference strains of this species is presented in this study. Results from DNA-DNA hybridization using a newly developed non-radioactive detection system and from 16S rRNA gene sequencing demonstrated...

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Published inInternational journal of systematic bacteriology Vol. 48 Pt 1; p. 179
Main Authors Ziemke, F, Höfle, M G, Lalucat, J, Rosselló-Mora, R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.01.1998
Subjects
DNA, Bacterial - analysis
Fresh Water - microbiology
Genome, Bacterial
Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods - classification
Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods - genetics
Molecular Sequence Data
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Phenotype
Phylogeny
RNA, Bacterial - analysis
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - analysis
Seawater - microbiology
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Summary:The taxonomic relationship between several Shewanella putrefaciens isolates from the Baltic Sea and reference strains of this species is presented in this study. Results from DNA-DNA hybridization using a newly developed non-radioactive detection system and from 16S rRNA gene sequencing demonstrated that S. putrefaciens is a heterogeneous species containing more than a single genomic group. The genomic group II was phylogenetically, genotypically and phenotypically distant enough from the species type strain to be classified as a single species within the genus Shewanella. Therefore, we propose to reclassify Owen's genomic group II as Shewanella baltica sp. nov. with the type strain NCTC 10735.
ISSN:0020-7713
DOI:10.1099/00207713-48-1-179