Name: Algicola sagamiensis (Kobayashi et al. 2003) Nam et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudoalteromonas sagamiensis Kobayashi et al. 2003

Etymology: sa.ga.mi.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. sagamiensis, referring to Sagami Bay, the place of isolation

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-GI-ko-la sa-ga-mi-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: B-10-31; DSM 14643; JCM 11461

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB063324 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Nam YD, Chang HW, Park JR, Kwon HY, Quan ZX, Park YH, Lee JS, Yoon JH, Bae JW. Pseudoalteromonas marina sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from tidal flats of the Yellow Sea, and reclassification of Pseudoalteromonas sagamiensis as Algicola sagamiensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:12-18. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:659-660.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudoalteromonas sagamiensis Kobayashi et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Algicola Ivanova et al. 2004

Assigned by: Nam YD, Chang HW, Park JR, Kwon HY, Quan ZX, Park YH, Lee JS, Yoon JH, Bae JW. Pseudoalteromonas marina sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from tidal flats of the Yellow Sea, and reclassification of Pseudoalteromonas sagamiensis as Algicola sagamiensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:12-18. 🇰🇷

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