Name: Aquipseudomonas alcaligenes (Monias 1928) Rudra and Gupta 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas alcaligenes Monias 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: al.ca.li’ge.nes. N.L. neut. n. alcali, alkali (indeclinable); from Arabic article al, the; from Arabic masc. n. qaly, ashes of saltwort; Gr. suff. -genes, producing, from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. fem. part. adj. alcaligenes, alkaliproducing

Pronunciation, gender: al-ka-LI-ge-nes, feminine

Type strain: 1577; ATCC 14909; CCUG 1425; CCUG 1425 A; CECT 7784; CFBP 2437; CIP 101034; DSM 50342; IFO 14159; JCM 5967; LMG 1224; NBIMCC 2453; NBRC 14159; NCAIM B.02011; NCCB 76044; NCTC 10367; VKM B-2171

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16S rRNA gene: D84006 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics studies and molecular markers reliably demarcate genus Pseudomonas sensu stricto and twelve other Pseudomonadaceae species clades representing novel and emended genera. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1273665.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 219. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Pseudomonas alcaligenes Monias 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudomonas alcaligenes Monias 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Aquipseudomonas Rudra and Gupta 2024. Publication: Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics studies and molecular markers reliably demarcate genus Pseudomonas sensu stricto and twelve other Pseudomonadaceae species clades representing novel and emended genera. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1273665.
  • ❗ Aquipseudomonas alcaligenes 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 Aquipseudomonas.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Pseudomonas alcaligenes Monias 1928 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Canada) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Pseudomonas alcaligenes Monias 1928 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Pseudomonas alcaligenes Monias 1928 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Pseudomonas alcaligenes Monias 1928 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Taiwan) above 1. This may require that the name shown here is not treated as the correct name for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-10-14.
  • 🙅 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: Aquipseudomonas Rudra and Gupta 2024

Assigned by: Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics studies and molecular markers reliably demarcate genus Pseudomonas sensu stricto and twelve other Pseudomonadaceae species clades representing novel and emended genera. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1273665.

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Record number: 44982