Name: Altererythrobacter Kwon et al. 2007

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Al.ter.e.ry.thro.bac’ter. L. masc. pron. alius, alterius another, other, different; N.L. masc. n. Erythrobacter, a genus name; N.L. masc. n. Altererythrobacter, another or different Erythrobacter, because the genus shows high similarity to the genus Erythrobacter but does not share its phyletic line

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Altererythrobacter-), al-ter-e-ry-t^hro-BAK-ter

Type species: Altererythrobacter epoxidivorans Kwon et al. 2007

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kwon KK, Woo JH, Yang SH, Kang JH, Kang SG, Kim SJ, Sato T, Kato C. Altererythrobacter epoxidivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an epoxide hydrolase-active, mesophilic marine bacterium isolated from cold-seep sediment, and reclassification of Erythrobacter luteolus Yoon et al. 2005 as Altererythrobacter luteolus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2207-2211.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:3-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aestuarierythrobacter Wang et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Xue et al. 2012 Xue X, Zhang K, Cai F, Dai J, Wang Y, Rahman E, Peng F, Fang C. Altererythrobacter xinjiangensis sp. nov., isolated from desert sand, and emended description of the genus Altererythrobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:28-32. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:757-758.
    Notes:
    • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the associated publication is not functional any more.
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
  • Xue et al. 2016 Xue H, Piao CG, Guo MW, Wang LF, Fang W, Li Y. Description of Altererythrobacter aerius sp. nov., isolated from air, and emended description of the genus Altererythrobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4543-4548. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:179-182.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
  • Lee 2019 Lee SD. Altererythrobacter lutipelagi sp. nov., isolated from a tidal mudflat, and emended description of the genus Altererythrobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1980-1985. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2963-2965.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
  • Xu et al. 2020 Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5602-5608.
    Notes:
    • ⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 32 species from the genus.
    • 🧍 The distinct name Parerythrobacter from the same publication has a similar spelling.

• Notes:
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Alterierythrobacter"; "Tererythrobacter".
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Liu et al. (2021), Wang et al. (2025), Ahn et al. (2025), Park et al. (2019). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 30; NBRC: 15; JCM: 14; MCCC: 14; CGMCC: 12; LMG: 8; KACC: 8; CCTCC: 6; CECT: 5; DSM: 5.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 11
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 51
Total number of child taxa: 55

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Altererythrobacter aerius Xue et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter aerophilus Meng et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter aestiaquae Jung et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter aestuarii Park et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter amylolyticus Qu et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter aquaemixtae Park et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter aquiaggeris Jung et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Altererythrobacter aquimixticola Park et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter arenosus Ahn et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Altererythrobacter atlanticus Wu et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter aurantiacus Zhang et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter buctense Zhang et al. 2016	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Altererythrobacter buctensis corrig. Zhang et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter confluentis Park et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter deserti Yan et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter dongtanensis Fan et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter endophyticus Fidalgo et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter epoxidivorans Kwon et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Altererythrobacter estronivorus Qin et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Altererythrobacter flava" Zhang et al. 2021	not validly published	synonym
    Altererythrobacter flavalbus Liu et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Altererythrobacter flavus Ma et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter fulvus Dahal and Kim 2018	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter gangjinensis Jeong et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Altererythrobacter guangdongensis" He et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name
    Altererythrobacter halimionae Fidalgo et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter indicus Ramesh Kumar et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter insulae Park et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Altererythrobacter ishigakiensis Matsumoto et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Altererythrobacter lauratis Yuan et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter litoralis Liu et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Altererythrobacter luteolus (Yoon et al. 2005) Kwon et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter lutimaris Kim et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Altererythrobacter lutipelagi Lee 2019	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter mangrovi Liao et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter marensis Seo and Lee 2010	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter marinus Lai et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter maritimus Kang et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter muriae Azpiazu-Muniozguren et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter namhicola Park et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter oceanensis Yang et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter palmitatis Yuan et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter rhizovicinus Li et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter rigui Kang et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter rubellus Yoon and Ryu 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Altererythrobacter salegens Liang et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter sediminis Kim et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter segetis Lee and Whang 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Altererythrobacter soli Zhao et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter spongiae Zhuang et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Altererythrobacter terrae" Srinivasan et al. 2016	not validly published	preferred name
    Altererythrobacter troitsensis Nedashkovskaya et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter xiamenensis Lei et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Altererythrobacter xinjiangensis Xue et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Altererythrobacter xixiisoli Yuan et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Erythrobacteraceae Lee et al. 2005

Assigned by: Kwon KK, Woo JH, Yang SH, Kang JH, Kang SG, Kim SJ, Sato T, Kato C. Altererythrobacter epoxidivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an epoxide hydrolase-active, mesophilic marine bacterium isolated from cold-seep sediment, and reclassification of Erythrobacter luteolus Yoon et al. 2005 as Altererythrobacter luteolus comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2207-2211.

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