Species Halopseudomonas gallaeciensis

Name: Halopseudomonas gallaeciensis (Mulet et al. 2018) Rudra and Gupta 2021

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas gallaeciensis Mulet et al. 2018

Etymology: gal.lae.ci.en’sis. L. fem. adj. gallaeciensis, pertaining to Galicia, Spain, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-pse͡u-DO-mo-nas gal-la͡e-ki-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 67583; LMG 29038; V113

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FN995250 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and comparative genomic analyses of species of the family Pseudomonadaceae: Proposals for the genera Halopseudomonas gen. nov. and Atopomonas gen. nov., merger of the genus Oblitimonas with the genus Thiopseudomonas, and transfer of some misclassified species of the genus Pseudomonas into other genera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5011. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5130.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudomonas gallaeciensis Mulet et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Lalucat et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas abyssi Wei et al. 2018 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Lalucat J, Mulet M, Gomila M, Garcia-Valdes E. Genomics in Bacterial Taxonomy: Impact on the Genus Pseudomonas. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:0. 🇪🇸
  • ⏰ According to Lalucat et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Neopseudomonas abyssi (Wei et al. 2018) Saati-Santamaría et al. 2021 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Lalucat J, Mulet M, Gomila M, Garcia-Valdes E. Genomics in Bacterial Taxonomy: Impact on the Genus Pseudomonas. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:0. 🇪🇸
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 35. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5164.
  • 😷 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 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: Halopseudomonas Rudra and Gupta 2021

Assigned by: Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and comparative genomic analyses of species of the family Pseudomonadaceae: Proposals for the genera Halopseudomonas gen. nov. and Atopomonas gen. nov., merger of the genus Oblitimonas with the genus Thiopseudomonas, and transfer of some misclassified species of the genus Pseudomonas into other genera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5011. 🇨🇦

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