Genus Halanaerobacter
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Halanaerobacter corrig. Liaw and Mah 1996, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halanaerobacter chitinovorans corrig. Liaw and Mah 1996.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; Gr. pref. an, not; Gr. n. aer aeros, air; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Halanaerobacter, salt rod which grows in the absence of air.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 56. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 362-363.
Effective publication: LIAW (H.J.) and MAH (R.A.): Isolation and characterization of Haloanaerobacter chitinovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic, anaerobic, chitinolytic bacterium from a solar saltern. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 1992, 58, 260-266.
Validation List no. 56 in IJSEM Online- Effective publication Online
Notes:
1 The species Halanaerobacter lacunarum corrig. (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995 which appears on the Validation List no. 55 (October 1995) has been validly published before the valid publication of the genus Halanaerobacter corrig. Liaw and Mah 1996.
2 The original spelling, Haloanaerobacter (sic), has been corrected by Oren 2000.
Reference: OREN (A.): Change of the names Haloanaerobiales, Haloanaerobiaceae and Haloanaerobium to Halanerobiales, Halanaerobiaceae and Halanaerobium, respectively, and further nomenclatural changes within the order Halanaerobiales. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2229-2230.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Halanaerobacter corrig. Liaw and Mah 1996 emend. Mouné et al. 1999.
Reference: MOUNÉ (S.), MANAC'H (N.), HIRSCHLER (A.), CAUMETTE (P.), WILLISON (J.C.) and MATHERON (R.): Haloanaerobacter salinarius sp. nov., a novel halophilic fermentative bacterium that reduces glycine-betaine to trimethylamine with hydrogen or serine as electron donors; emendation of the genus Haloanaerobacter. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 103-112.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halanaerobacter chitinivorans corrig. Liaw and Mah 1996, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) W5C8 = CIP 105156 = DSM 9569 = OCM 229.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U32596.
Etymology: N.L. n. chitinum, chitin; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. part. adj. chitinivorans, chitin-devouring.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 56. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 362-363.
Effective publication: LIAW (H.J.) and MAH (R.A.): Isolation and characterization of Haloanaerobacter chitinovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic, anaerobic, chitinolytic bacterium from a solar saltern. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 1992, 58, 260-266.
Validation List no. 56 in IJSEM Online- Effective publication Online
Notes:
1 The original spelling of the specific epithet, chitinovorans (sic), has been corrected by Oren 2000.
Reference: OREN (A.): Change of the names Haloanaerobiales, Haloanaerobiaceae and Haloanaerobium to Halanerobiales, Halanaerobiaceae and Halanaerobium, respectively, and further nomenclatural changes within the order Halanaerobiales. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2229-2230.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 The type strain CIP 105156 is not available in the CIP. The DSMZ strain produces very low cell density. The strain OCM 229 is not available (OCM no longer operating).
Reference: YARZA (P.), SPRÖER (C.), SWIDERSKI (J.), MROTZEK (N.), SPRING (S.), TINDALL (B.J.), GRONOW (S.), PUKALL (R.), KLENK (H.P.), LANG (E.), VERBARG (S.), CROUCH (A.), LILBURN (T.), BECK (B.), UNOSSON (C.), CARDEW (S.), MOORE (E.R.B.), GOMILA (M.), NAKAGAWA (Y.), JANSSENS (D.), DE VOS (P.), PEIREN (J.), SUTTELS (T.), CLERMONT (D.), BIZET (C.), SAKAMOTO (M.), IIDA (T.), KUDO (T.), KOSAKO (Y.), OSHIDA (Y.), OHKUMA (M.), ARAHAL (D.R.), SPIECK (E.), POMMERENING ROESER (A.), FIGGE (M.), PARK (D.), BUCHANAN (P.), CIFUENTES (A.), MUNOZ (R.), EUZEBY (J.P.), SCHLEIFER (K.H.), LUDWIG (W.), AMANN (R.), GLÖCKNER (F.O.) and RÓSSELLO-MÓRA (R.): Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2013, 36, 69-73.
Publication online
Halanaerobacter jeridensis Mezghani et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CEJFG43 = DSM 23230 = JCM 16696.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU265900.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. jeridensis, of or belonging El Jerid, the lake from which the type strain was recovered.
Valid publication: MEZGHANI (M.), ALAZARD (D.), KARRAY (F.), CAYOL (J.L.), JOSEPH (M.), POSTEC (A.), FARDEAU (M.L.), THOLOZAN (J.L.) and SAYADI (S.): Halanaerobacter jeridensis sp. nov., isolated from a hypersaline lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1970-1973.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halanaerobacter lacunarum corrig. (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z-7888 = ATCC 49944= DSM 6640.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X89075.
Basonym: ¤ Halobacteroides lacunaris Zhilina et al. 1992.
Etymology: L. gen. pl. n. lacunarum, of holes, referring to the source of isolation.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 55. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 879-880.
Effective publication: RAINEY (F.A.), ZHILINA (T.N.), BOULYGINA (E.S.), STACKEBRANDT (E.), TOUROVA (T.P.) and ZAVARZIN (G.A.): The taxonomic study of the fermentative halophilic bacteria: description of Haloanaerobiales ord. nov., Halobacteroidaceae fam. nov., Orenia gen. nov. and further taxonomic rearrangements at the genus and species level. Anaerobe, 1995, 1, 185-199.
Validation List no. 55 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Notes:
1 Halanaerobacter lacunarum corrig. (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995 has been validly published before the valid publication of the genus Halanaerobacter corrig. Liaw and Mah 1996 which appears on the Validation List no. 56 (January 1996).
2 The original spelling of the specific epithet, lacunaris (sic), has been corrected by Oren 2000.
Reference: OREN (A.): Change of the names Haloanaerobiales, Haloanaerobiaceae and Haloanaerobium to Halanerobiales, Halanaerobiaceae and Halanaerobium, respectively, and further nomenclatural changes within the order Halanaerobiales. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2229-2230.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halanaerobacter salinarius Mouné et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SG 3903 = ATCC 700559= CIP 107181 = DSM 12146.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y14212.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. salinarius, of or belonging to salt-works, referring to the source of isolation.
Valid publication: MOUNÉ (S.), MANAC'H (N.), HIRSCHLER (A.), CAUMETTE (P.), WILLISON (J.C.) and MATHERON (R.): Haloanaerobacter salinarius sp. nov., a novel halophilic fermentative bacterium that reduces glycine-betaine to trimethylamine with hydrogen or serine as electron donors; emendation of the genus Haloanaerobacter. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 103-112.
Original article in IJSEM Online