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Species Alteromonas naphthalenivorans
Name: Alteromonas naphthalenivorans Jin et al. 2015
Etymology: naph.tha.le.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. naphthalenum, naphthalene; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. fem. part. adj. naphthalenivorans, naphthalene-consuming
Pronunciation, gender: naph-tha-le-NI-wo-rans, feminine
Type strain: JCM 17741; KACC 18427; KCTC 11700BP; SN 2
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
GU166736
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Mi Jin H, Hyun Kim K, Ok Jeon C. Alteromonas naphthalenivorans sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from tidal-flat sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4208-4214. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:527-529.
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 4 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:
Mi Jin H, Hyun Kim K, Ok Jeon C. Alteromonas naphthalenivorans sp. nov., a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from tidal-flat sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4208-4214.
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Record number: 793517
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