title: Reclassification of Shewanella putrefaciens Owen's genomic group II as Shewanella baltica sp. nov.
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.
authors.affiliation: GBF-Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung, AG Mikrobielle Okologie, Braunschweig, Germany. frankvziemke@bmg.boehringer-mannheim.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ziemke
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Höfle
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lalucat
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosselló-Mora
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006092:Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S