Species Alteromonas tetraodonis

Name: Alteromonas tetraodonis Simidu et al. 1990

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: te.tra.o.do’nis. N.L. gen. masc. n. tetraodonis, of Tetraodon, a genus of plectognathic fishes (Tetraodontidae)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-te-RO-mo-nas te-tra-o-DO-nis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51193; CIP 104758; CIP 107120; DSM 9166; GFC; IAM 14160; JCM 21038; KMM 458; NBRC 103034

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16S rRNA gene: AF214729 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Simidu U, Kita-Tsukamoto K, Yasumoto T, Yotsu M. Taxonomy of four marine bacterial strains that produce tetrodotoxin. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:331-336.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Pseudoalteromonas tetraodonis (Simidu et al. 1990) Ivanova et al. 2001

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis subsp. tetraodonis (Simidu et al. 1990) Gauthier et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Pseudoalteromonas tetraodonis (Simidu et al. 1990) Ivanova et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Akagawa-Matsushita et al. (1993), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Vibrio haloplanktis" ZoBell and Upham 1944. Publication: Akagawa-Matsushita M, Koga Y, Yamasato K. DNA relatedness among nonpigmented species of Alteromonas and synonymy of Alteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 and Alteromonas tetraodonis Simidu et al. 1990. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:500-503. 🇯🇵
  • ⏲ According to Akagawa-Matsushita et al. (1993), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Alteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Akagawa-Matsushita M, Koga Y, Yamasato K. DNA relatedness among nonpigmented species of Alteromonas and synonymy of Alteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 and Alteromonas tetraodonis Simidu et al. 1990. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:500-503. 🇯🇵
  • ⏲ According to Akagawa-Matsushita et al. (1993), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Gauthier et al. 1995. Publication: Akagawa-Matsushita M, Koga Y, Yamasato K. DNA relatedness among nonpigmented species of Alteromonas and synonymy of Alteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 and Alteromonas tetraodonis Simidu et al. 1990. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:500-503. 🇯🇵
  • ⏲ According to Gauthier et al. (1995), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of "Vibrio haloplanktis" ZoBell and Upham 1944. Publication: Gauthier G, Gauthier M, Christen R. Phylogenetic analysis of the genera Alteromonas, Shewanella, and Moritella using genes coding for small-subunit rRNA sequences and division of the genus Alteromonas into two genera, Alteromonas (emended) and Pseudoalteromonas gen. nov., and proposal of twelve new species combinations. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:755-761. 🇫🇷
  • ⏲ According to Gauthier et al. (1995), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Alteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Gauthier G, Gauthier M, Christen R. Phylogenetic analysis of the genera Alteromonas, Shewanella, and Moritella using genes coding for small-subunit rRNA sequences and division of the genus Alteromonas into two genera, Alteromonas (emended) and Pseudoalteromonas gen. nov., and proposal of twelve new species combinations. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:755-761. 🇫🇷
  • ⏲ According to Gauthier et al. (1995), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Gauthier et al. 1995. Publication: Gauthier G, Gauthier M, Christen R. Phylogenetic analysis of the genera Alteromonas, Shewanella, and Moritella using genes coding for small-subunit rRNA sequences and division of the genus Alteromonas into two genera, Alteromonas (emended) and Pseudoalteromonas gen. nov., and proposal of twelve new species combinations. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:755-761. 🇫🇷
  • ⏲ According to Ivanova et al. (2001), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of "Vibrio haloplanktis" ZoBell and Upham 1944. Publication: Ivanova EP, Romanenko LA, Matte MH, Matte GR, Lysenko AM, Simidu U, Kita-Tsukamoto K, Sawabe T, Vysotskii MV, Frolova GM, et al. Retrieval of the species Alteromonas tetraodonis Simidu et al. 1990 as Pseudoalteromonas tetraodonis comb. nov. and emendation of description. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1071-1078. 🇦🇺
  • ⏲ According to Ivanova et al. (2001), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Alteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Ivanova EP, Romanenko LA, Matte MH, Matte GR, Lysenko AM, Simidu U, Kita-Tsukamoto K, Sawabe T, Vysotskii MV, Frolova GM, et al. Retrieval of the species Alteromonas tetraodonis Simidu et al. 1990 as Pseudoalteromonas tetraodonis comb. nov. and emendation of description. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1071-1078. 🇦🇺
  • ⏲ According to Ivanova et al. (2001), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Gauthier et al. 1995. Publication: Ivanova EP, Romanenko LA, Matte MH, Matte GR, Lysenko AM, Simidu U, Kita-Tsukamoto K, Sawabe T, Vysotskii MV, Frolova GM, et al. Retrieval of the species Alteromonas tetraodonis Simidu et al. 1990 as Pseudoalteromonas tetraodonis comb. nov. and emendation of description. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1071-1078. 🇦🇺
  • ❗ Alteromonas tetraodonis 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 Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - human: T - biological class of risk animal: 2". — 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, note = "PI". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "n". — 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 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 the species itself.

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

Assigned by: Simidu U, Kita-Tsukamoto K, Yasumoto T, Yotsu M. Taxonomy of four marine bacterial strains that produce tetrodotoxin. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:331-336.

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