Species Pseudomonas testosteroni

Name: Pseudomonas testosteroni Marcus and Talalay 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: N.L. gen. neut. n. testosteroni, of testosterone, a chemical compound

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 11996; CCUG 1426; CFBP 2436; CIP 59.24; DSM 50244; HAMBI 403; IAM 12419; IFO 14951; JCM 5832; JCM 6221; KS 0043; LMG 1786; LMG 1800; NBRC 14951; NCAIM B.01655; NCCB 86053; NCIB 8955; NCIMB 8955; NCTC 10698; NRRL B-2611; VKM B-1241

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16S rRNA gene: M11224 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Marcus PI, Talalay P. Induction and purification of alpha- and beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases. J Biol Chem 1956; 218:661-674.

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

Correct name: Comamonas testosteroni (Marcus and Talalay 1956) Tamaoka et al. 1987

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Comamonas testosteroni (Marcus and Talalay 1956) Tamaoka et al. 1987	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Pseudomonas testosteroni 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, note = "+". — 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 211 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Marcus PI, Talalay P. Induction and purification of alpha- and beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases. J Biol Chem 1956; 218:661-674.

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Species Pseudomonas testosteroni