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Genus Salimicrobium
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 6
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Salimicrobium Yoon et al. 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Salimicrobium album (Hao et al. 1985) Yoon et al. 2007.
Etymology: L. n. sal salis, salt; N.L. neut. n. microbium, a microbe; N.L. neut. n. Salimicrobium, a salt microbe.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.) and OH (T.K.): Reclassification of Marinococcus albus Hao et al. 1985 as Salimicrobium album gen. nov., comb. nov. and Bacillus halophilus Ventosa et al. 1990 as Salimicrobium halophilum comb. nov., and description of Salimicrobium luteum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2406-2411.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Salimicrobium album (Hao et al. 1985) Yoon et al. 2007, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) HK 733 = ATCC 49811= CCM 3517 = CIP 104820 = DSM 20748 = IAM 12845 = JCM 2574 = LMG 17430 = NBRC 102360 = VKM Ac-1949.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X90834.
Basonym: ¤ Marinococcus albus Hao et al. 1985.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. album, white.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.) and OH (T.K.): Reclassification of Marinococcus albus Hao et al. 1985 as Salimicrobium album gen. nov., comb. nov. and Bacillus halophilus Ventosa et al. 1990 as Salimicrobium halophilum comb. nov., and description of Salimicrobium luteum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2406-2411.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Salimicrobium flavidum Yoon et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: strain ISL-25 = CCUG 56755 = KCTC 13260.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ357160.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. flavidum, pale yellow.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), OH (K.H.) and OH (T.K.): Salimicrobium flavidum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2839-2842.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Salimicrobium halophilum (Ventosa et al. 1990) Yoon et al. 2007, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) N23-2 = ATCC 49085= CCM 4074 = DSM 4771 = HAMBI 2106 = JCM 12305 = LMG 17942 = NBRC 102426.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ243920.
Basonym: ¤ Bacillus halophilus Ventosa et al. 1990.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. neut. adj. halophilum, salt-loving.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.) and OH (T.K.): Reclassification of Marinococcus albus Hao et al. 1985 as Salimicrobium album gen. nov., comb. nov. and Bacillus halophilus Ventosa et al. 1990 as Salimicrobium halophilum comb. nov., and description of Salimicrobium luteum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2406-2411.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Salimicrobium jeotgali Choi et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) MJ3=KACC 16972=JCM 19758.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF732837.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. jeotgali, of jeotgal, from which the organism was first isolated.
Source: Food.
Valid publication: CHOI, E. J., JIN, H. M., KIM, K. H. and JEON, C. O. 2014. Salimicrobium jeotgali sp. nov., isolated from salted, fermented seafood. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 3624-3630.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Salimicrobium luteum Yoon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) BY-5 = CIP 108918 = KCTC 3989.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ227305.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. luteum, yellow.
Valid publication: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.) and OH (T.K.): Reclassification of Marinococcus albus Hao et al. 1985 as Salimicrobium album gen. nov., comb. nov. and Bacillus halophilus Ventosa et al. 1990 as Salimicrobium halophilum comb. nov., and description of Salimicrobium luteum sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2406-2411.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Salimicrobium salexigens de la Haba et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) 29CMI = CECT 7568 = JCM 16414 = LMG 25386.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR714935.
Etymology: L. n. salt, salt; L. v. exigo, to demand; N.L. part. adj. salexigens, salt demanding.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 142. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2563-2565.
Effective publication: DE LA HABA (R.R.), YILMAZ (P.), SÁNCHEZ-PORRO (C.), BIRBIR (M.) and VENTOSA (A.): Salimicrobium salexigens sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from salted hides. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2011, 34, 435-439.
Validation List no. 142 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online