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Species Pseudoalteromonas peptidolytica
Name: Pseudoalteromonas peptidolytica Venkateswaran and Dohmoto 2000
Etymology: pep.ti.do.ly’ti.ca. Gr. ind. v. peptô, a class of organic compounds of low molecular weight that yield two or more amino acids on hydrolysis, peptide; from Gr. inf. v. peptein, to digest; N.L. fem. adj. lytica, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. fem. adj. lytikê, able to loosen; N.L. fem. adj. peptidolytica, peptide dissolving
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pep-ti-do-LY-ti-ka, feminine
Type strain: CIP 107066; DSM 14001; F12-50-A1; MBICC F1250A1; NBRC 101021
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB681334
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Venkateswaran K, Dohmoto N. Pseudoalteromonas peptidolytica sp. nov., a novel marine mussel-thread-degrading bacterium isolated from the Sea of Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:565-574. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:951-953.
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 2 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:
Venkateswaran K, Dohmoto N. Pseudoalteromonas peptidolytica sp. nov., a novel marine mussel-thread-degrading bacterium isolated from the Sea of Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:565-574. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 779923
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