Species Alteromonas indica

Name: Alteromonas indica Lin et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in’di.ca. L. fem. adj. indica, pertaining to the Indian Ocean, the place of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-te-RO-mo-nas IN-di-ka, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2018072; CGMCC 1.13554; IO390401; JCM 32638

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG852173 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lin D, Chen Y, Zhu S, Yang J, Chen J. Alteromonas indica sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater from the Indian Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3881-3885. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:600-601.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Alteromonas alterisediminis Gago et al. 2021

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Alteromonas alterisediminis Gago et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Salinimonas sediminis Cao et al. 2018	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Cao et al. (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Salinimonas sediminis Cao et al. 2018. Publication: Cao J, Ding W, Lai Q, Wei Y, Liu R, Wang L, Fang J. Alteromonas indica Lin et al. 2018 is a later heterotypic synonym of Salinimonas sediminis Cao et al. 2018. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1423-1425. 🇨🇳
- ⏲ According to Cao et al. (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Alteromonas alterisediminis Gago et al. 2021. Publication: Cao J, Ding W, Lai Q, Wei Y, Liu R, Wang L, Fang J. Alteromonas indica Lin et al. 2018 is a later heterotypic synonym of Salinimonas sediminis Cao et al. 2018. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1423-1425. 🇨🇳
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2177-2178.
- ❗ Alteromonas indica 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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: Lin D, Chen Y, Zhu S, Yang J, Chen J. Alteromonas indica sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater from the Indian Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3881-3885. 🇨🇳

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Species Alteromonas indica