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Species Alteromonas alba
Name: Alteromonas alba Sun et al. 2019
Etymology: al’ba. L. fem. adj. alba, white, owing to the white colour of colonies
Pronunciation, gender: AL-ba, feminine
Type strain: 190; KCTC 62227; MCCC 1K03456
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MG856904
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Sun C, Xamxidin M, Wu YH, Cheng H, Wang CS, Xu XW. Alteromonas alba sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from seawater of the West Pacific Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:278-284. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:875-876.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
Parent taxon: Alteromonas Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Sun C, Xamxidin M, Wu YH, Cheng H, Wang CS, Xu XW. Alteromonas alba sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from seawater of the West Pacific Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:278-284.
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Record number: 798098
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