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Species Alteromonas hispanica
Name: Alteromonas hispanica Martínez-Checa et al. 2005
Etymology: his.pa’ni.ca. L. fem. adj. hispanica, Spanish
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … his-PA-ni-ka, feminine
Type strain: CECT 7067; F-32; LMG 22958
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY926460
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Martinez-Checa F, Bejar V, Llamas I, Del Moral A, Quesada E. Alteromonas hispanica sp. nov., a polyunsaturated-fatty-acid-producing, halophilic bacterium isolated from Fuente de Piedra, southern Spain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2385-2390. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:319-321.
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 10 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:
Martinez-Checa F, Bejar V, Llamas I, Del Moral A, Quesada E. Alteromonas hispanica sp. nov., a polyunsaturated-fatty-acid-producing, halophilic bacterium isolated from Fuente de Piedra, southern Spain. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2385-2390. 🇪🇸
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Record number: 783355
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