Species Alteromonas vaga

Name: Alteromonas vaga Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: va’ga. L. fem. adj. vaga, wandering

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: al-te-RO-mo-nas WA-ga, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27119; CIP 103202; DSM 5605; JCM 20774; LMG 2845; NBRC 103030; Strain 40

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681910 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Baumann L, Baumann P, Mandel M, Allen RD. Taxonomy of aerobic marine eubacteria. J Bacteriol 1972; 110:402-429.

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: Oceanospirillum vagum (Baumann et al. 1972) Bowditch et al. 1984

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Oceanospirillum vagum (Baumann et al. 1972) Bowditch et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Marinomonas vaga (Baumann et al. 1972) van Landschoot and De Ley 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Alteromonas vaga 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 = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 2023-10-29. 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 0 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 other species in the genus.

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

Assigned by: Baumann L, Baumann P, Mandel M, Allen RD. Taxonomy of aerobic marine eubacteria. J Bacteriol 1972; 110:402-429.

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Record number: 773139

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