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Species Pseudoalteromonas bacteriolytica
Name: Pseudoalteromonas bacteriolytica Sawabe et al. 1998
Etymology: bac.te.ri.o.ly’ti.ca. N.L. neut. n. bacterium, rod or staff and in biology a bacterium (so called because the first ones observed were rod-shaped); N.L. fem. adj. lytica, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. fem. adj. lytikê, able to loosen; N.L. fem. adj. bacteriolytica, bacteria-dissolving
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … bak-te-ri-o-LY-ti-ka, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 700679; CIP 105725; DSM 15384; IAM 14595; JCM 21270
See detailed strain information at
16S rRNA gene:
D89929
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Sawabe T, Makino H, Tatsumi M, Nakano K, Tajima K, Iqbal MM, Yumoto I, Ezura Y, Christen R. Pseudoalteromonas bacteriolytica sp. nov., a marine bacterium that is the causative agent of red spot disease of Laminaria japonica. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:769-774. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1085-1087.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Algicola bacteriolytica (Sawabe et al. 1998) Ivanova et al. 2004
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Algicola bacteriolytica (Sawabe et al. 1998) Ivanova et al. 2004 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Pseudoalteromonas bacteriolytica 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 Pseudoalteromonas.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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, note = "p". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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 other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Pseudoalteromonas Gauthier et al. 1995
Assigned by:
Sawabe T, Makino H, Tatsumi M, Nakano K, Tajima K, Iqbal MM, Yumoto I, Ezura Y, Christen R. Pseudoalteromonas bacteriolytica sp. nov., a marine bacterium that is the causative agent of red spot disease of Laminaria japonica. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:769-774. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 779905
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