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Species Alteromonas undina

Name: Alteromonas undina Chan et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: un.di.na. N.L. fem. n. undina, undine, water nymph

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 272; ATCC 29660; CIP 104109; DSM 6065; JCM 20773; LMG 2880; NBRC 103039; NCIB 2128; NCIMB 2128; NCMB 2128

16S rRNA gene: X82140 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Chan KY, Baumann L, Garza MM, Baumann P. Two new species of Alteromonas: Alteromonas espejiana and Alteromonas undina. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:217-222.

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 undina (Chan et al. 1978) Gauthier et al. 1995

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • ❗ Alteromonas undina 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: Chan KY, Baumann L, Garza MM, Baumann P. Two new species of Alteromonas: Alteromonas espejiana and Alteromonas undina. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:217-222.

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Record number: 773138