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Species Pseudoalteromonas spongiae

Name: Pseudoalteromonas spongiae Lau et al. 2005

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: spon’gi.ae. L. gen. fem. n. spongiae, of a sponge

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-al-te-RO-mo-nas SPON-gi-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: JCM 12884; NRRL B-41100; UST010723-006

16S rRNA gene: AY769918 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Lau SC, Tsoi MM, Li X, Dobretsov S, Plakhotnikova Y, Wong PK, Qian PY. Pseudoalteromonas spongiae sp. nov., a novel member of the gamma-Proteobacteria isolated from the sponge Mycale adhaerens in Hong Kong waters. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1593-1596. 🇭🇰

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2239-2241.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.05272 (N = 2).
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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: Lau SC, Tsoi MM, Li X, Dobretsov S, Plakhotnikova Y, Wong PK, Qian PY. Pseudoalteromonas spongiae sp. nov., a novel member of the gamma-Proteobacteria isolated from the sponge Mycale adhaerens in Hong Kong waters. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1593-1596. 🇭🇰

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Record number: 784705