Reclassification of Alteromonas distincta Romanenko at al. 1995 as Pseudoalteromonas distincta comb. nov.

Abstract

The 16S rRNA gene of Alteromonas distincta KMM 638(T) was amplified, cloned and sequenced. The nucleotide sequence was aligned with sequences of representative strains of Alteromonas, Moritella, Pseudoalteromonas and and Shewanella. Results of phylogenetic analysts, using neighbour-joining and Fitch-Margoliash methods, clearly indicated that this species should be assigned to the genus Pseudoalteromonas. On the basis of polyphasic data obtained from previous work and this study, it is proposed that the species Alteromonas distincta be reclassified as Pseudoalteromonas distincta comb. nov. with type strain KMM 638(T) (= ATCC 700518(T)).