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Species Alteromonas ponticola
Name: Alteromonas ponticola Kim et al. 2020
Etymology: pon.ti’co.la. L. masc. n. pontus, the sea; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, a dweller, inhabitant; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. ponticola, a dweller of sea
Pronunciation, gender: pon-TI-ko-la, feminine
Type strain: KCTC 82144; MYP5; NBRC 114354
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MT240518
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Kim YO, Park IS, Park S, Yoon JH. Alteromonas ponticola sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6396-6401. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4656.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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:
Kim YO, Park IS, Park S, Yoon JH. Alteromonas ponticola sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6396-6401.
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Record number: 14551
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