Species ***Pseudomonas* *antarctica***

Name: Pseudomonas antarctica Reddy et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ant.arc’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. antarctica, southern, Antarctic

Pronunciation, gender: ant-ARK-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: CCUG 49625; CMS 35; DSM 15318; MTCC 4992

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ537601 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Reddy GS, Matsumoto GI, Schumann P, Stackebrandt E, Shivaji S. Psychrophilic pseudomonads from Antarctica: Pseudomonas antarctica sp. nov., Pseudomonas meridiana sp. nov. and Pseudomonas proteolytica sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:713-719.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1427-1428.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

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 14 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.
- 🧍 The specific epithet is a L. fem. adj., not a N.L. fem. adj. as cited in the paper by Reddy et al. 2004. 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: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Reddy GS, Matsumoto GI, Schumann P, Stackebrandt E, Shivaji S. Psychrophilic pseudomonads from Antarctica: Pseudomonas antarctica sp. nov., Pseudomonas meridiana sp. nov. and Pseudomonas proteolytica sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:713-719.

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Species Pseudomonas antarctica

Species ***Pseudomonas* *antarctica***