Genus Halosimplex
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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).
Halosimplex Vreeland et al. 2003 (authorship reads Vreeland, Rosenzweig, Straight, Krammes, Dougherty and Kamekura), gen. nov.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Hsx. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Type species: ¤ Halosimplex carlsbadense Vreeland et al. 2003.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; L. adj. simplex -icis, simple (in a moral sense), without dissimulation, uncomplicated; N.L. neut. n. Halosimplex, simple salts, the simple halophile.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 92. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 935-937.
Effective publication: VREELAND (R.H.), STRAIGHT (S.), KRAMMES (J.), DOUGHERTY (K.), ROSENZWEIG (W.D.) and KAMEKURA (M.): Halosimplex carlsbadense gen. nov., sp. nov., a unique halophilic archaeon, with three 16S rRNA genes, that grows only in defined medium with glycerol and acetate or pyruvate. Extremophiles, 2002, 6, 445-452.
Validation List no. 92 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Halosimplex Vreeland et al. 2003 emend. Han and Cui 2014.
Reference: HAN, D. and CUI, H. L. 2014. Halosimplex pelagicum sp. nov. and Halosimplex rubrum sp. nov., isolated from salted brown alga Laminaria, and emended description of the genus Halosimplex. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 169-173.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halosimplex carlsbadense Vreeland et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 2-9-1 = ATCC BAA-75 = JCM 11222.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB072815.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. carlsbadense, pertaining to Carlsbad, isolated near Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 92. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 935-937.
Effective publication: VREELAND (R.H.), STRAIGHT (S.), KRAMMES (J.), DOUGHERTY (K.), ROSENZWEIG (W.D.) and KAMEKURA (M.): Halosimplex carlsbadense gen. nov., sp. nov., a unique halophilic archaeon, with three 16S rRNA genes, that grows only in defined medium with glycerol and acetate or pyruvate. Extremophiles, 2002, 6, 445-452.
Validation List no. 92 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In the effective publication the strain ATCC BAA-75 is erroneously cited as ATCC BAA 75.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 92 (footnote ||). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 935-937.
Validation List no. 92 in IJSEM Online
Halosimplex litoreum Yuan et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YGH94=CGMCC 1.12235=JCM 18647.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ937362.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. litoreum, of or belonging to the sea-shore.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 166. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65 (2015), 3763-3767.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: Yuan, P.-P., Xu, J.-Q., Xu, W.-M., Wang, Z., Yin, S., Han, D., Zhang, W.-J. and Cui, H.-L. 2015. Halosimplex litoreum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 108, 483-489.
Effective publication Online
Halosimplex pelagicum Han and Cui 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) R2=CGMCC 1.10586=JCM 17263.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM159602.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. pelagicum, of or belonging to the sea.
Source: Food.
Valid publication: HAN, D. and CUI, H. L. 2014. Halosimplex pelagicum sp. nov. and Halosimplex rubrum sp. nov., isolated from salted brown alga Laminaria, and emended description of the genus Halosimplex. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 169-173.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Halosimplex rubrum Han and Cui 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) R27=CGMCC 1.10591=JCM 17268.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM159603.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. rubrum, red.
Source: Food.
Valid publication: HAN, D. and CUI, H. L. 2014. Halosimplex pelagicum sp. nov. and Halosimplex rubrum sp. nov., isolated from salted brown alga Laminaria, and emended description of the genus Halosimplex. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 169-173.
Original article in IJSEM Online