Species Alteromonas rubra

Name: Alteromonas rubra Gauthier 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’bra. L. fem. adj. rubra, red

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-te-RO-mo-nas RU-bra, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 29570; CIP 104110; DSM 6064; DSM 6842; LMG 2876

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X82147 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gauthier MJ. Alteromonas rubra sp. nov., a new marine antibiotic-producing bacterium. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:459-466.

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Pseudoalteromonas rubra (Gauthier 1976) Gauthier et al. 1995

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudoalteromonas rubra (Gauthier 1976) Gauthier et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Alteromonas rubra is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Alteromonas.
- 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Gauthier MJ. Alteromonas rubra sp. nov., a new marine antibiotic-producing bacterium. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:459-466.

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Species Alteromonas rubra