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Species Psychrobacter proteolyticus

Classification: 

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Gammaproteobacteria Pseudomonadales Moraxellaceae Psychrobacter Psychrobacter proteolyticus

Name: Psychrobacter proteolyticus Denner et al. 2001

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.te.o.ly’ti.cus. N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, lysing; N.L. masc. adj. proteolyticus, proteolytic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: psy-khro-BAK-ter pro-te-o-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: 116; CIP 106830; DSM 13887

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16S rRNA gene: AJ272303 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Denner EB, Mark B, Busse HJ, Turkiewicz M, Lubitz W. Psychrobacter proteolyticus sp. nov., a psychrotrophic, halotolerant bacterium isolated from the Antarctic krill Euphausia superba Dana, excreting a cold-adapted metalloprotease. Syst Appl Microbiol 2001; 24:44-53. 🇦🇹

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 82. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1619-1620.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Emendations:
    • Kaur et al. 2023 Kaur J, Sood U, Talwar C, Whitman WB, Lal R. Phylogenomics-based reclassifications in the genus Psychrobacter including emended descriptions of Psychrobacter pacificensis, Psychrobacter proteolyticus and Psychrobacter submarinus. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:1113-1121. 🇮🇳 Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 39. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6172.
  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.27902 (N = 6).
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Psychrobacter Juni and Heym 1986

Assigned by: Denner EB, Mark B, Busse HJ, Turkiewicz M, Lubitz W. Psychrobacter proteolyticus sp. nov., a psychrotrophic, halotolerant bacterium isolated from the Antarctic krill Euphausia superba Dana, excreting a cold-adapted metalloprotease. Syst Appl Microbiol 2001; 24:44-53. 🇦🇹

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Record number: 780242

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