Genus Melghiribacillus
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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").
Melghiribacillus Addou et al. 2015, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Melghiribacillus thermohalophilus Addou et al. 2015.
Etymology: N.L. n. Melghir -iris, the salt lake Chott Melghir in north-east Algeria; L. masc. n. bacillus, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Melghiribacillus, a rod from Chott Melghir, where the type strain of the type species was isolated.
Valid publication: ADDOU, N. A., SCHUMANN, P., SPRÖER, C., BEN HANIA, W., HACENE, H., FAUQUE, G., CAYOL, J. L. and FARDEAU, M. L. 2015. Melghiribacillus thermohalophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel filamentous, endospore-forming, thermophilic and halophilic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1172-1179..
Original article in IJSEM Online
Melghiribacillus thermohalophilus Addou et al. 2015, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Nari2A=DSM 25894=CCUG 62543.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC845574.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: Gr. n. thermê heat; Gr. n. hals, halos, salt; N.L. masc. adj. philus, from Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. thermohalophilus, heat- and salt-loving.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: ADDOU, N. A., SCHUMANN, P., SPRÖER, C., BEN HANIA, W., HACENE, H., FAUQUE, G., CAYOL, J. L. and FARDEAU, M. L. 2015. Melghiribacillus thermohalophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel filamentous, endospore-forming, thermophilic and halophilic bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 1172-1179.
Original article in IJSEM Online