Family Alteromonadaceae
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Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Alteromonadaceae Ivanova and Mikhailov 2001, fam. nov.
Type genus: ¤ Alteromonas Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Alteromonas -adis, type genus of the family; suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Alteromonadaceae, the Alteromonas family.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1229.
Effective publication: IVANOVA (E.P.) and MIKHAILOV (V.V.): A new family, Alteromonadaceae fam. nov., including marine proteobacteria of the genera Alteromonas, Pseudoalteromonas, Idiomarina, and Colwellia. Mikrobiologiya 2001, 70, 15-23 (in Russian). English translation: Microbiology, 2001, 70, 10-17.
Validation List no. 81 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Alteromonadaceae Ivanova and Mikhailov 2001 emend. Ivanova et al. 2004.
Type genus: ¤ Alteromonas Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Alteromonas -adis, type genus of the family; L. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Alteromonadaceae, the Alteromonas family.
Reference: IVANOVA (E.P.), FLAVIER (S.) and CHRISTEN (R.): Phylogenetic relationships among marine Alteromonas-like proteobacteria: emended description of the family Alteromonadaceae and proposal of Pseudoalteromonadaceae fam. nov., Colwelliaceae fam. nov., Shewanellaceae fam. nov., Moritellaceae fam. nov., Ferrimonadaceae fam. nov., Idiomarinaceae fam. nov. and Psychromonadaceae fam. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1773-1788.
Original article in IJSEM Online
