Species ***Pseudomonas* *alloputida***

Name: Pseudomonas alloputida Keshavarz-Tohid et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: al.lo.pu’ti.da. Gr. masc. pron. allos, other; L. fem. adj. putida, rotten, stinking, specific epithet of a Pseudomonas; N.L. fem. adj. alloputida, another putida

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-DO-mo-nas al-lo-PU-ti-da, feminine

Type strain: CFBP 8484; Kh7; LMG 29756

16S rRNA gene: LT718459 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Keshavarz-Tohid V, Vacheron J, Dubost A, Prigent-Combaret C, Taheri P, Tarighi S, Taghavi SM, Moenne-Loccoz Y, Muller D. Genomic, phylogenetic and catabolic re-assessment of the Pseudomonas putida clade supports the delineation of Pseudomonas alloputida sp. nov., Pseudomonas inefficax sp. nov., Pseudomonas persica sp. nov., and Pseudomonas shirazica sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2019; 42:468-480. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 16 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Pseudomonas putida (Trevisan 1889) Migula 1895 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Migula W. Schizomycetes (Bacteria, Bacterien). In: Engler A, Prantl K (eds), Die Natürlichen Pfanzenfamilien Teil I, Abteilung Ia, Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig, 1895, p. 1-44. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🫡 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Pseudomonas putida (Trevisan 1889) Migula 1895 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Migula W. Schizomycetes (Bacteria, Bacterien). In: Engler A, Prantl K (eds), Die Natürlichen Pfanzenfamilien Teil I, Abteilung Ia, Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig, 1895, p. 1-44. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🧍 De Lorenzo et al. (2026) disagree with the decision to assign strain KT2440 to Pseudomonas alloputida rather than to Pseudomonas putida. Unfortunately, this is yet another paper that misrepresents prokaryotic nomenclature. The authors claim that the alleged problem arises because "the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes (https://www.the-icsp.org) has issued an official, top-down change at the request of taxonomists who may have no working relationship with the organism" but they provide no evidence for this assertion. As the relevant sources indicate, this is not how the ICSP operates. There are no ICSP decisions on taxonomy, whether top-down or otherwise. Publication: de Lorenzo V, Pérez-Pantoja D, Ramos JL, Nikel PI. The disputed identity of Pseudomonas putida KT2440: when taxonomists rename your favorite microbe. mBio 2026; 0:0. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Keshavarz-Tohid V, Vacheron J, Dubost A, Prigent-Combaret C, Taheri P, Tarighi S, Taghavi SM, Moenne-Loccoz Y, Muller D. Genomic, phylogenetic and catabolic re-assessment of the Pseudomonas putida clade supports the delineation of Pseudomonas alloputida sp. nov., Pseudomonas inefficax sp. nov., Pseudomonas persica sp. nov., and Pseudomonas shirazica sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2019; 42:468-480. 🇫🇷

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Species Pseudomonas alloputida

Species ***Pseudomonas* *alloputida***