Genus Salinibacter
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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).
Salinibacter Antón et al. 2002, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Salinibacter ruber Antón et al. 2002.
Etymology: L. fem. pl. n. salinae, salterns, salt-works; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Salinibacter, a rod from salt-works.
Valid publication: ANTÓN (J.), OREN (A.), BENLLOCH (S.), RODRÍGUEZ-VALERA (F.), AMANN (R.) and ROSSELLÓ-MORA (R.): Salinibacter ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel, extremely halophilic member of the Bacteria from saltern crystallizer ponds. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 485-491.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: Salinibacter Antón et al. 2002 was previously known as "Candidatus Salinibacter" Antón et al. 2000.
→ Salinibacter Antón et al. 2002 emend. Makhdoumi-Kakhki et al. 2012.
Reference: MAKHDOUMI-KAKHKI (A.), AMOOZEGAR (M.A.) and VENTOSA (A.): Salinibacter iranicus sp. nov. and Salinibacter luteus sp. nov., isolated from a salt lake, and emended descriptions of the genus Salinibacter and of Salinibacter ruber. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1521-1527.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Salinibacter iranicus Makhdoumi-Kakhki et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CB7 = CGMCC 1.11003 = IBRC-M 10036.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ197982.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. iranicus, belonging to Iran.
Valid publication: MAKHDOUMI-KAKHKI (A.), AMOOZEGAR (M.A.) and VENTOSA (A.): Salinibacter iranicus sp. nov. and Salinibacter luteus sp. nov., isolated from a salt lake, and emended descriptions of the genus Salinibacter and of Salinibacter ruber. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1521-1527.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Salinibacter luteus Makhdoumi-Kakhki et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DGO = CGMCC 1.11002 = IBRC-M 10423.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ197983.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. luteus, orange, referring to the orange pigmentation of colonies of the type strain.
Valid publication: MAKHDOUMI-KAKHKI (A.), AMOOZEGAR (M.A.) and VENTOSA (A.): Salinibacter iranicus sp. nov. and Salinibacter luteus sp. nov., isolated from a salt lake, and emended descriptions of the genus Salinibacter and of Salinibacter ruber. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1521-1527.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Salinibacter ruber Antón et al. 2002, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M31 = DSM 13855 = CECT 5946.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP000159.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. ruber, red.
Valid publication: ANTÓN (J.), OREN (A.), BENLLOCH (S.), RODRÍGUEZ-VALERA (F.), AMANN (R.) and ROSSELLÓ-MORA (R.): Salinibacter ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel, extremely halophilic member of the Bacteria from saltern crystallizer ponds. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 485-491.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Salinibacter ruber Antón et al. 2002 emend. Makhdoumi-Kakhki et al. 2012.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M31 = DSM 13855 = CECT 5946.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: CP000159.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. ruber, red.
Reference: MAKHDOUMI-KAKHKI (A.), AMOOZEGAR (M.A.) and VENTOSA (A.): Salinibacter iranicus sp. nov. and Salinibacter luteus sp. nov., isolated from a salt lake, and emended descriptions of the genus Salinibacter and of Salinibacter ruber. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 1521-1527.
Original article in IJSEM Online