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Species Alteromonas litorea
Name: Alteromonas litorea Yoon et al. 2004
Etymology: li.to’re.a. L. fem. adj. litorea, of the shore
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … li-TO-re-a, feminine
Type strain: JCM 12188; KCCM 41775; TF-22
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16S rRNA gene:
AY428573
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Yoon JH, Yeo SH, Oh TK, Park YH. Alteromonas litorea sp. nov., a slightly halophilic bacterium isolated from an intertidal sediment of the Yellow Sea in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1197-1201. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1911-1913.
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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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:
Yoon JH, Yeo SH, Oh TK, Park YH. Alteromonas litorea sp. nov., a slightly halophilic bacterium isolated from an intertidal sediment of the Yellow Sea in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1197-1201. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 783356
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