Species ***Pseudomonas* *composti***

Name: Pseudomonas composti Gibello et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: com.pos’ti. L. neut. adj. compostum, compost; N.L. gen. neut. n. composti, of compost, from which strains were first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kom-POS-ti, feminine

Type strain: C2; CCUG 59231; CECT 7516; DSM 25648; LMG 28942

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FN429930 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gibello A, Vela AI, Martin M, Mengs G, Alonso PZ, Garbi C, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF. Pseudomonas composti sp. nov., isolated from compost samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2962-2966. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:476-477.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Ectopseudomonas composti (Gibello et al. 2011) Rudra and Gupta 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

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 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.

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Gibello A, Vela AI, Martin M, Mengs G, Alonso PZ, Garbi C, Fernandez-Garayzabal JF. Pseudomonas composti sp. nov., isolated from compost samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2962-2966. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 789599

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Species Pseudomonas composti

Species ***Pseudomonas* *composti***