Genus Halanaeroarchaeum
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Halanaeroarchaeum Sorokin et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halanaeroarchaeum sulfurireducens Sorokin et al. 2016.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals, halos, salt of the sea; Gr. pref. an, not; Gr. n. aer, aeros, air; N.L. neut. n. archaeum (from Gr. adj. archaios, -ê -on ancient), archaeon; N.L. neut. n. Halanaeroarchaeum, anaerobic halophilic archaeon.
Valid publication: SOROKIN, D. Y., KUBLANOV, I. V., YAKIMOV, M. M., RIJPSTRA, W. I. and SINNINGHE DAMSTE, J. S. 2016. Halanaeroarchaeum sulfurireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., the first obligately anaerobic sulfur-respiring haloarchaeon, isolated from a hypersaline lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2377-2381.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halanaeroarchaeum sulfurireducens Sorokin et al. 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HSR2=JCM 30661=UNIQEM U935.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM875608.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. n. sulfur; L. part. adj. reducens, leading back, reducing; N.L. part. adj. sulfurireducens, reducing sulfur.
Source: Environmental - saline lake.
Valid publication: SOROKIN, D. Y., KUBLANOV, I. V., YAKIMOV, M. M., RIJPSTRA, W. I. and SINNINGHE DAMSTE, J. S. 2016. Halanaeroarchaeum sulfurireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., the first obligately anaerobic sulfur-respiring haloarchaeon, isolated from a hypersaline lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2377-2381.
Original article in IJSEM Online