Genus Halosiccatus
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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").
Halosiccatus Mehrshad et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halosiccatus urmianus Mehrshad et al. 2016.
Etymology: Gr. n. halos, salt; L. adj. siccatus, dried-up; N.L. masc. n. Halosiccatus, organism from dried salt.
Valid publication: MEHRSHAD, M., AMOOZEGAR, M. A., MAKHDOUMI, A., SHAHZADEH FAZELI, S. A., FARAHANI, H., ASADI, B., SCHUMANN, P. and VENTOSA, A. 2016. Halosiccatus urmianus gen. nov., sp. nov., a haloarchaeon from a salt lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 725-730.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halosiccatus urmianus Mehrshad et al. 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DC8=IBRC-M 10911=CECT 8793.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM596805.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. urmianus, of Urmia salt lake.
Source: Environmental - saline lake.
Valid publication: MEHRSHAD, M., AMOOZEGAR, M. A., MAKHDOUMI, A., SHAHZADEH FAZELI, S. A., FARAHANI, H., ASADI, B., SCHUMANN, P. and VENTOSA, A. 2016. Halosiccatus urmianus gen. nov., sp. nov., a haloarchaeon from a salt lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 725-730.
Original article in IJSEM Online