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Species Alteromonas mediterranea
Name: Alteromonas mediterranea Ivanova et al. 2015
Etymology: me.di.ter.ra’ne.a. L. fem. adj. mediterranea, of the Mediterranean Sea, the geographic location where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … me-di-ter-RA-ne-a, feminine
Type strain: CIP 110805; DE; Deep ecotype; DSM 17117; LMG 28347
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
CP001103
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Ivanova EP, Lopez-Perez M, Zabalos M, Nguyen SH, Webb HK, Ryan J, Lagutin K, Vyssotski M, Crawford RJ, Rodriguez-Valera F. Ecophysiological diversity of a novel member of the genus Alteromonas, and description of Alteromonas mediterranea sp. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:119-132. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 163. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1105-1111.
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 16 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:
Ivanova EP, Lopez-Perez M, Zabalos M, Nguyen SH, Webb HK, Ryan J, Lagutin K, Vyssotski M, Crawford RJ, Rodriguez-Valera F. Ecophysiological diversity of a novel member of the genus Alteromonas, and description of Alteromonas mediterranea sp. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:119-132. 🇦🇺
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Record number: 792724
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