Species Alteromonas espejiana

Name: Alteromonas espejiana Chan et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: es.pe.ji.a’na. N.L. fem. adj. espejiana, named after Espejo, a Chilean microbiologist who isolated one of the first lipid-containing bacteriophages

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-te-RO-mo-nas es-pe-ji-A-na, feminine

Type strain: 261; ATCC 29659; CCUG 16147; CIP 104112; DSM 9414; JCM 20705; LMG 2866; NBRC 102222; NCIB 2127; NCIMB 2127; NCMB 2127

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16S rRNA gene: AB681736 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Chan KY, Baumann L, Garza MM, Baumann P. Two new species of Alteromonas: Alteromonas espejiana and Alteromonas undina. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:217-222.

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 espejiana (Chan et al. 1978) Gauthier et al. 1995

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudoalteromonas espejiana (Chan et al. 1978) Gauthier et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Alteromonas espejiana 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 27 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: Chan KY, Baumann L, Garza MM, Baumann P. Two new species of Alteromonas: Alteromonas espejiana and Alteromonas undina. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:217-222.

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Record number: 773124

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Species Alteromonas espejiana