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Genus Halovarius

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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").

 

Halovarius Mehrshad et al. 2015, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halovarius luteus Mehrshad et al. 2015.
Etymology: Gr. n. halo, salt; L. masc. adj. varius, variable; N.L. masc. n. Halovarius, variably shaped halophile.
Valid publication: MEHRSHAD, M., AMOOZEGAR, M. A., MAKHDOUMI, A., RASOOLI, M., ASADI, B., SCHUMANN, P. and VENTOSA, A. 2015. Halovarius luteus gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from a salt lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 2420-2425.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Halovarius luteus Mehrshad et al. 2015, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DA50=IBRC-M 10912=CECT 8510.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM596804.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. luteus, orange, referring to the orange pigmentation of colonies of the type strain.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: MEHRSHAD, M., AMOOZEGAR, M. A., MAKHDOUMI, A., RASOOLI, M., ASADI, B., SCHUMANN, P. and VENTOSA, A. 2015. Halovarius luteus gen. nov., sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from a salt lake. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 2420-2425.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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