Species Alteromonas nitratireducens

Name: Alteromonas nitratireducens Chang et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.tra.ti.re.du’cens. N.L. masc. n. nitras, nitrate; L. pres. part. reducens, bringing back to a state or condition; N.L. fem. part. adj. nitratireducens, reducing nitrate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-te-RO-mo-nas ni-tra-ti-re-DU-kens, feminine

Type strain: CYL-A6; KCTC 8709; MCCC 1K09369

16S rRNA gene: PQ035033 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Chang YL, Li JX, Wang XC, Li Y, Cao YF, Duan XW, Sun C, Chen C, Xu L. Alteromonas nitratireducens sp. nov., a Novel Nitrate-Reducing Bacterium Isolated from Marine Sediments, and the Evolution of Nitrate-Reducing Genes in the Genus Alteromonas. Microorganisms 2025; 13:0. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

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

Assigned by: Chang YL, Li JX, Wang XC, Li Y, Cao YF, Duan XW, Sun C, Chen C, Xu L. Alteromonas nitratireducens sp. nov., a Novel Nitrate-Reducing Bacterium Isolated from Marine Sediments, and the Evolution of Nitrate-Reducing Genes in the Genus Alteromonas. Microorganisms 2025; 13:0. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 70406

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