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Species Pseudoalteromonas prydzensis
Name: Pseudoalteromonas prydzensis Bowman 1998
Etymology: pryd.zen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. prydzensis, pertaining to Prydz Bay, Antarctica, the site of isolation
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pryd-ZEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: ACAM 620; CIP 105820; DSM 14232
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16S rRNA gene:
U85855
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Bowman JP. Pseudoalteromonas prydzensis sp. nov., a psychrotrophic, halotolerant bacterium form Antarctic sea ice. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1037-1041. 
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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: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 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 6 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.
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🧍 The adjective prydzensis is in the feminine gender, not in the neuter gender as cited in the paper by Bowman 1998.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷
Parent taxon: Pseudoalteromonas Gauthier et al. 1995
Assigned by:
Bowman JP. Pseudoalteromonas prydzensis sp. nov., a psychrotrophic, halotolerant bacterium form Antarctic sea ice. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1037-1041. 🇦🇺
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Record number: 779924
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