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Species Alteromonas halophila
Name: Alteromonas halophila Chen et al. 2012
Etymology: ha.lo’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. hals, salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving
Pronunciation, gender: ha-LO-phi-la, feminine
Type strain: CCTCC AA 207035; JSM 73008; KCTC 22164
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EU583725
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Chen YG, Xiao HD, Tang SK, Zhang YQ, Borrathybay E, Cui XL, Li WJ, Liu YQ. Alteromonas halophila sp. nov., a new moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a sea anemone. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2009; 96:259-266. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.
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 3 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:
Chen YG, Xiao HD, Tang SK, Zhang YQ, Borrathybay E, Cui XL, Li WJ, Liu YQ. Alteromonas halophila sp. nov., a new moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a sea anemone. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2009; 96:259-266.
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Record number: 790168
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