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Species Alteromonas citrea
Name: Alteromonas citrea Gauthier 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: ci’tre.a. L. fem. adj. citrea, of or pertaining to the citrus-tree, intended to mean lemon-yellow
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KI-tre-a, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 29719; CIP 104113; DSM 6058; DSM 8771; LMG 12323; NCIMB 188; NCIMB 1889; NCMB 1889
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X82137
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Gauthier MJ. Alteromonas citrea, a new Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented species from seawater. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1977; 27:349-354. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Pseudoalteromonas citrea (Gauthier 1977) Gauthier et al. 1995
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pseudoalteromonas citrea (Gauthier 1977) Gauthier et al. 1995 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Alteromonas citrea 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 2023-10-29. 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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:
Gauthier MJ. Alteromonas citrea, a new Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented species from seawater. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1977; 27:349-354.
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Record number: 773119
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