Name: Carnobacterium alterfunditum Franzmann et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.ter.fun.di.tum. L. masc. pron. alter, another; N.L. masc. adj. funditus, from the bottom, and a bacterial specific epithet; N.L. neut. adj. alterfunditum, another [Carnobacterium] funditum

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ACAM 313; ATCC 49837; CCUG 34643; CIP 105796; DSM 5972; IFO 15548; JCM 12498; LMG 13520; NBRC 15548; pf4

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16S rRNA gene: AB680898 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Franzmann PD, Hopfl P, Weiss N, Tindall BJ. Psychrotrophic, lactic acid-producing bacteria from anoxic waters in Ace Lake, Antarctica; Carnobacterium funditum sp. nov. and Carnobacterium alterfunditum sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 1991; 156:255-262.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 44. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:188-189.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Carnobacterium Collins et al. 1987

Assigned by: Franzmann PD, Hopfl P, Weiss N, Tindall BJ. Psychrotrophic, lactic acid-producing bacteria from anoxic waters in Ace Lake, Antarctica; Carnobacterium funditum sp. nov. and Carnobacterium alterfunditum sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 1991; 156:255-262.

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