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Species Alteromonas confluentis
Name: Alteromonas confluentis Park et al. 2015
Etymology: con.flu.en’tis. L. gen. masc. n. confluentis, of a meeting place of waters
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kon-flu-EN-tis, feminine
Type strain: CECT 8870; DSSK2-12; KCTC 42603
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KR094792
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Park S, Kang CH, Won SM, Park JM, Kim BC, Yoon JH. Alteromonas confluentis sp. nov., isolated from the junction between the ocean and a freshwater spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3603-3608. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 5 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:
Park S, Kang CH, Won SM, Park JM, Kim BC, Yoon JH. Alteromonas confluentis sp. nov., isolated from the junction between the ocean and a freshwater spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3603-3608. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 793289
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