Species ***Alteromonas* *macleodii***

Name: Alteromonas macleodii Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.cleo’di.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. macleodii, of MacLeod, named after R.A. MacLeod, a Canadian microbiologist who pionnered studies on the biochemical bases of the Na+ requirement of marine bacteria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-te-RO-mo-nas ma-KLEO-di-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27126; CCUG 16128; CIP 103198; DSM 6062; JCM 20772; LMG 2843; NBRC 102226

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16S rRNA gene: Y18228 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Baumann L, Baumann P, Mandel M, Allen RD. Taxonomy of aerobic marine eubacteria. J Bacteriol 1972; 110:402-429.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Emendations:
- Yi et al. 2004 Yi H, Bae KS, Chun J. Aestuariibacter salexigens gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aestuariibacter halophilus sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment, and emended description of Alteromonas macleodii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:571-576. 🇰🇷 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1007-1009.
- Vandecandelaere et al. 2008 Vandecandelaere I, Nercessian O, Segaert E, Achouak W, Mollica A, Faimali M, De Vos P, Vandamme P. Alteromonas genovensis sp. nov., isolated from a marine electroactive biofilm and emended description of Alteromonas macleodii Baumann et al. 1972 (approved lists 1980). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2589-2596. 🇧🇪 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:205-206.

Notes:
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Alteromonas Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Baumann L, Baumann P, Mandel M, Allen RD. Taxonomy of aerobic marine eubacteria. J Bacteriol 1972; 110:402-429.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2026-08-13. 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 146 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
"Alteromonas macleodii subsp. fijiensis" Raguénès et al. 1996	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Alteromonas Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Baumann L, Baumann P, Mandel M, Allen RD. Taxonomy of aerobic marine eubacteria. J Bacteriol 1972; 110:402-429.

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Species Alteromonas macleodii

Species ***Alteromonas* *macleodii***