Species Alteromonas carrageenovora

Name: Alteromonas carrageenovora Akagawa-Matsushita et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: car.ra.ge.e.no’vo.ra. N.L. neut. n. carrageenum, carrageen, another name for carrageenan; L. inf. v. vorare, to devour; N.L. fem. adj. carrageenovora, carrageenan decomposing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-te-RO-mo-nas kar-ra-ge-e-NO-wo-ra, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 43555; CIP 103674; DSM 6820; IAM 12662; IFO 12985; JCM 8851; NBRC 12985; NCIMB 302; NCMB 302

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB680359 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Akagawa-Matsushita M, Matsuo M, Koga Y, Yamasato K. Alteromonas atlantica sp. nov. and Alteromonas carrageenovora sp. nov., bacteria that decompose algal polysaccharides. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:621-627. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 42, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:189.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Pseudoalteromonas carrageenovora (Akagawa-Matsushita et al. 1992) Gauthier et al. 1995

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudoalteromonas carrageenovora (Akagawa-Matsushita et al. 1992) Gauthier et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Alteromonas carrageenovora is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Alteromonas.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Akagawa-Matsushita M, Matsuo M, Koga Y, Yamasato K. Alteromonas atlantica sp. nov. and Alteromonas carrageenovora sp. nov., bacteria that decompose algal polysaccharides. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:621-627. 🇯🇵

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Species Alteromonas carrageenovora