Name: Aurantimonas altamirensis Jurado et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ta.mi.ren’sis. N.L. fem. adj. altamirensis, referring to Altamira Cave (Cantabria, Spain), where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … al-ta-mi-REN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CECT 7138; DSM 21988; LMG 23375; S21B

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ372921 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jurado V, Gonzalez JM, Laiz L, Saiz-Jimenez C. Aurantimonas altamirensis sp. nov., a member of the order Rhizobiales isolated from Altamira Cave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2583-2585. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:199-200.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Aureimonas altamirensis (Jurado et al. 2006) Rathsack et al. 2011

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aureimonas altamirensis (Jurado et al. 2006) Rathsack et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Aurantimonas altamirensis 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 Aurantimonas.
  • 😷 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 10 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Aurantimonas Denner et al. 2003

Assigned by: Jurado V, Gonzalez JM, Laiz L, Saiz-Jimenez C. Aurantimonas altamirensis sp. nov., a member of the order Rhizobiales isolated from Altamira Cave. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2583-2585. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 785667