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Species Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans
Name: Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans Romanenko et al. 2003
Etymology: a.ga.ri’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. agarum, agar-agar, algal polysaccharide; L. inf. v. vorare, to devour, to digest; N.L. fem. part. adj. agarivorans, agar-devouring
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-ga-RI-wo-rans, feminine
Type strain: DSM 14585; KMM 255
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16S rRNA gene:
AJ417594
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Romanenko LA, Zhukova NV, Rohde M, Lysenko AM, Mikhailov VV, Stackebrandt E. Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans sp. nov., a novel marine agarolytic bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:125-131. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:629-630.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 21 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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: Pseudoalteromonas Gauthier et al. 1995
Assigned by:
Romanenko LA, Zhukova NV, Rohde M, Lysenko AM, Mikhailov VV, Stackebrandt E. Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans sp. nov., a novel marine agarolytic bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:125-131. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 779900
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