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

Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1998 Jan:48 Pt 1:179-86. doi: 10.1099/00207713-48-1-179.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 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*

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AJ000213
  • GENBANK/AJ000214
  • GENBANK/AJ000215
  • GENBANK/AJ000216
  • GENBANK/AJ000277
  • GENBANK/AJ000278
  • GENBANK/AJ001279
  • GENBANK/AJ001280
  • GENBANK/AJ001281
  • GENBANK/AJ001282
  • GENBANK/AJ001283
  • GENBANK/AJ001284
  • GENBANK/AJ001285
  • GENBANK/AJ001286
  • GENBANK/AJ001287
  • GENBANK/AJ001288