Species ***Pseudomonas* *abyssi***

Name: Pseudomonas abyssi Wei et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.bys’si. L. gen. fem. n. abyssi, of an abyss

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-DO-mo-nas a-BYS-si, feminine

Type strain: KCTC 62295; MCCC 1K03351; MT5

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MF962536 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wei Y, Mao H, Xu Y, Zou W, Fang J, Blom J. Pseudomonas abyssi sp. nov., isolated from the abyssopelagic water of the Mariana Trench. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2462-2467. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3394-3396.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Neopseudomonas abyssi (Wei et al. 2018) Saati-Santamaría et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Lalucat et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas gallaeciensis Mulet et al. 2018 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Lalucat J, Mulet M, Gomila M, Garcia-Valdes E. Genomics in Bacterial Taxonomy: Impact on the Genus Pseudomonas. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:0. 🇪🇸
- ⏲ According to Lalucat et al. (2020), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Halopseudomonas gallaeciensis (Mulet et al. 2018) Rudra and Gupta 2021 but this is in conflict with the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Publication: Lalucat J, Mulet M, Gomila M, Garcia-Valdes E. Genomics in Bacterial Taxonomy: Impact on the Genus Pseudomonas. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:0. 🇪🇸
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 35. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5164.
- 😷 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 2 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: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Wei Y, Mao H, Xu Y, Zou W, Fang J, Blom J. Pseudomonas abyssi sp. nov., isolated from the abyssopelagic water of the Mariana Trench. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2462-2467. 🇨🇳

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Species ***Pseudomonas* *abyssi***