Name: Metapseudomonas otitidis (Clark et al. 2006) Rudra and Gupta 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas otitidis Clark et al. 2006

Etymology: o.ti’ti.dis. Gr. neut. n. oûs, ear (gen. ôtos); N.L. fem. n. suff. -itis, used in names of inflammations; N.L. gen. fem. n. otitidis, of inflammation of the ear

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-ta-pse͡u-DO-mo-nas o-TI-ti-dis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1130; DSM 17224; LMG 23769; MCC 10330

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MF574358 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 otitidis Clark et al. 2006

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudomonas otitidis Clark et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Metapseudomonas otitidis 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 Metapseudomonas.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the homotypic synonym of Pseudomonas otitidis Clark et al. 2006, which has a risk group (Belgium) 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 otitidis Clark et al. 2006, 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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: Metapseudomonas 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: 45284