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Species Alteromonas lipolytica
Name: Alteromonas lipolytica Shi et al. 2017
Etymology: li.po.ly’ti.ca. Gr. neut. n. lipos, fat; N.L. fem. adj. lytica, dissolving; from Gr. fem. adj. lytikê, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. lipolytica, fat-dissolving, referring to the property of being able to hydrolyse lipids
Pronunciation, gender: li-po-LY-ti-ka, feminine
Type strain: CGMCC 1.15735; JW12; KCTC 52408; MCCC 1K03175
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KX146484
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Shi XL, Wu YH, Jin XB, Wang CS, Xu XW. Alteromonas lipolytica sp. nov., a poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate-producing bacterium isolated from surface seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:237-242. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1099-1101.
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 6 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:
Shi XL, Wu YH, Jin XB, Wang CS, Xu XW. Alteromonas lipolytica sp. nov., a poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate-producing bacterium isolated from surface seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:237-242.
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Record number: 795099
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