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Species Alteromonas gracilis
Name: Alteromonas gracilis Matsuyama et al. 2015
Etymology: gra’ci.lis. L. fem. adj. gracilis, long and narrow
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … GRA-ki-lis, feminine
Type strain: 9a2; JCM 30236; NCIMB 14947
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB920393
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Matsuyama H, Minami H, Sakaki T, Kasahara H, Baba S, Ishimaru S, Hirota K, Yumoto I. Alteromonas gracilis sp. nov., a marine polysaccharide-producing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1498-1503. 
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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 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2343-2344.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
- 😷 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:
Matsuyama H, Minami H, Sakaki T, Kasahara H, Baba S, Ishimaru S, Hirota K, Yumoto I. Alteromonas gracilis sp. nov., a marine polysaccharide-producing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1498-1503. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 792817
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