Name: Oceanospirillum vagum (Baumann et al. 1972) Bowditch et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Alteromonas vaga Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: va.gum. L. neut. adj. vagum, wandering

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 27119; CIP 103202; DSM 5605; JCM 20774; LMG 2845; NBRC 103030; Strain 40

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AB681910 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Bowditch RD, Baumann L, Baumann P. Description of Oceanospirillum kriegii sp. nov. and O. jannaschii sp. nov. and assignment of two species of Alteromonas to this genus as O. commune comb. nov. and O. vagum comb. nov. Curr. Microbiol. 1984; 10:221-230.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 16. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:503-504.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alteromonas vaga Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Marinomonas vaga (Baumann et al. 1972) van Landschoot and De Ley 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the type species and may be reclassified as Marinomonas ". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Oceanospirillum Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bowditch RD, Baumann L, Baumann P. Description of Oceanospirillum kriegii sp. nov. and O. jannaschii sp. nov. and assignment of two species of Alteromonas to this genus as O. commune comb. nov. and O. vagum comb. nov. Curr. Microbiol. 1984; 10:221-230.

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Record number: 784539