Species Pseudomonas elongata

Name: Pseudomonas elongata Humm 1946 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.lon.ga’ta. L. fem. part. adj. elongata, elongated, stretched out

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-DO-mo-nas e-lon-GA-ta, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 10144; DSM 6810; LMG 2182; NRRL B-762

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB021368 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Humm HJ. Marine agar-digesting bacteria of the South Atlantic coast. Bulletin of Duke University Marine Station 1946; 3:45-75.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Microbulbifer elongatus (Humm 1946) Yoon et al. 2003

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Microbulbifer elongatus (Humm 1946) Yoon et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Pseudomonas elongata is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Pseudomonas.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Humm HJ. Marine agar-digesting bacteria of the South Atlantic coast. Bulletin of Duke University Marine Station 1946; 3:45-75.

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Record number: 780010

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Species Pseudomonas elongata