Species ***Alteromonas* *alterisediminis***

Name: Alteromonas alterisediminis Gago et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: nom. nov.

Etymology: al.te.ri.se.di’mi.nis. L. masc. pron. alter, other; L. gen. neut. n. sediminis, of sediment, and the specific epithet of an Alteromonas species; N.L. gen. neut. n. alterisediminis, another (Alteromonas) sediminis

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-te-RO-mo-nas al-te-ri-se-DI-mi-nis, feminine

Type strain: KCTC 62440; MCCC 1K03497; N102

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG745360 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gago JF, Viver T, Urdiain M, Pastor S, Kampfer P, Ferreira E, Rossello-Mora R. Description of three new Alteromonas species Alteromonas antoniana sp. nov., Alteromonas lipotrueae sp. nov. and Alteromonas lipotrueiana sp. nov. isolated from marine environments, and proposal for reclassification of the genus Salinimonas as Alteromonas. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126226. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 202. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5096.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Salinimonas sediminis Cao et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Alteromonas indica Lin et al. 2018	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Cao et al. (2019), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Alteromonas indica Lin et al. 2018. Publication: Cao J, Ding W, Lai Q, Wei Y, Liu R, Wang L, Fang J. Alteromonas indica Lin et al. 2018 is a later heterotypic synonym of Salinimonas sediminis Cao et al. 2018. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1423-1425. 🇨🇳
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2177-2178.
- 😷 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 1 time 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.

Parent taxon: Alteromonas Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Gago JF, Viver T, Urdiain M, Pastor S, Kampfer P, Ferreira E, Rossello-Mora R. Description of three new Alteromonas species Alteromonas antoniana sp. nov., Alteromonas lipotrueae sp. nov. and Alteromonas lipotrueiana sp. nov. isolated from marine environments, and proposal for reclassification of the genus Salinimonas as Alteromonas. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126226. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 3283

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Species Alteromonas alterisediminis

Species ***Alteromonas* *alterisediminis***