Genus Haloactinomyces
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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").
Haloactinomyces Lai et al. 2017, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Haloactinomyces albus Lai et al. 2017.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals, halos, salt; Gr. fem. n. aktis, aktinos, a ray; Gr. masc. n. mukês, fungus; N.L. masc. n. Haloactinomyces, salt-loving ray fungus, referring to a halophilic actinomycete.
Valid publication: LAI, H., JIANG, Y., CHEN, X., LI, Q., JIANG, C., JIANG, Y. and WEI, X. 2017. Haloactinomyces albus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the Dead Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1163-1168.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Haloactinomyces albus Lai et al. 2017, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AFM 10258=DSM 45977=CGMCC 4.7115.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF022043.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. albus, white.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: LAI, H., JIANG, Y., CHEN, X., LI, Q., JIANG, C., JIANG, Y. and WEI, X. 2017. Haloactinomyces albus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the Dead Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1163-1168.
Original article in IJSEM Online