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Species Alteromonas luteoviolacea
Name: Alteromonas luteoviolacea (ex Gauthier 1976) Gauthier 1982
Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.
Etymology: lu.te.o.vi.o.la’ce.a. L. masc. adj. luteus, yellow; L. adj. violaceus -a -um, violet-colored, violet; N.L. fem. adj. luteoviolacea, yellow-violet
Pronunciation, gender: lu-te-o-wi-o-LA-ke-a, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 33492; CH130; CIP 103718; DSM 6061; JCM 21275; LMG 2871; NBRC 103183; NCIMB 1893; NCMB 1893
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB681981
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Gauthier MJ. Validation of the name Alteromonas luteoviolacea. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:82-86. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Pseudoalteromonas luteoviolacea (Gauthier 1982 ex Gauthier 1976) Gauthier et al. 1995
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pseudoalteromonas luteoviolacea (Gauthier 1982 ex Gauthier 1976) Gauthier et al. 1995 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Alteromonas luteoviolaceus" Gauthier 1976 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- ❗ Alteromonas luteoviolacea 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.
- 😷 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 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:
Gauthier MJ. Validation of the name Alteromonas luteoviolacea. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:82-86.
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Record number: 773128
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