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Species "Pontibacter altruii"
Name: "Pontibacter altruii" Roiko et al. 2017
Etymology: al.tru’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. altruii, Of Altru Health System laboratory, the clinical laboratory responsible for recognizing the novelty of the species
Nomenclatural type: Grand Forks
16S rRNA gene:
KX982528
Analyse
FASTA
Original publication:
Roiko M, May M, Relich RF. Characterization of Pontibacter altruii, sp. nov., isolated from a human blood culture. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 19:71-77. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Pontibacter Nedashkovskaya et al. 2005
Assigned by:
Roiko M, May M, Relich RF. Characterization of Pontibacter altruii, sp. nov., isolated from a human blood culture. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 19:71-77. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 2246
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