Alishewanella

Alishewanella is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (bacteria).

Etymology

The name Alishewanella derives from:<br/>Latin adjective and pronoun alius, other, another, different; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Shewanella, a bacterial genus name; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Alishewanella, the other Shewanella.

Species

The genus contains seven species, namely:

• A. aestuarii (Roh et al. 2009, Latin genitive case noun aestuarii, of a tidal flat)
• A. agri (Kim et al. 2010, Latin genitive case noun agri, of a field)
• A. alkalitolerans (Sisinthy et al. 2018)
• A. fetalis (Fonnesbech Vogel et al, 2000, type species of the genus, Latin noun fetus young, offspring, Latin feminine gender suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to, Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective fetalis, pertaining to the fetus, from which the organism was isolated)
• A. jeotgali (Kim et al, 2009, Neo-Latin genitive case noun jeotgali, of jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood)
• A. solinquinati (Kolekar et al. 2014)
• A. tabrizica (Tarhriz et al. 2012)

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

References