Genus Salinicoccus
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 16
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).
Salinicoccus Ventosa et al. 1990, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Salinicoccus roseus Ventosa et al. 1990.
Etymology: L. adj. salinus, saline; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos), a grain or berry; N.L. masc. n. Salinicoccus, saline coccus.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 34. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 320-321.
Effective publication: VENTOSA (A.), MARQUEZ (M.C.), RUIZ-BERRAQUERO (F.) and KOCUR (M.): Salinicoccus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new moderately halophilic gram-positive coccus. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1990, 13, 29-33.
Validation List no. 34 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Salinicoccus albus Chen et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM-Y21 = CCTCC AA 207024 = DSM 19776 = KCTC 13192.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF177692.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. albus, white, referring to the colony colour.
Valid publication: CHEN (Y.G.), CUI (X.L.), WANG (Y.X.), ZHANG (Y.Q.), LI (Q.Y.), LIU (Z.X.), WEN (M.L.), PENG (Q.) and LI (W.J.): Salinicoccus albus sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium from a salt mine. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 874-879.
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Salinicoccus alkaliphilus Zhang et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T8 = AS 1.2691 = JCM 11311.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF275710.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali, alkali; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alkaliphilus, liking alkaline media.
Valid publication: ZHANG (W.), XUE (Y.), MA (Y.), ZHOU (P.), VENTOSA (A.) and GRANT (W.D.): Salinicoccus alkaliphilus sp. nov., a novel alkaliphile and moderate halophile from Baer Soda Lake in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 789-793.
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Salinicoccus amylolyticus Srinivas et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC304=KCTC 33661=LMG 28757.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LN866629.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: JXII01000000.
Etymology: Gr. n. amylon, starch; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus (from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. masc. adj. amylolyticus, starch degrading.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: SRINIVAS, A., DIVYASREE, B., TUSHAR, L., SURESH, G., SASIKALA, C. and RAMANA, C. V. 2016. Salinicoccus amylolyticus sp. nov., isolated from a saltern. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 3814-3820.
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Salinicoccus carnicancri Jung et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Crm = JCM 15796 = KCTC 13301.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ182049.
Etymology: L. n. caro carnis, flesh; L. n. cancer -cri, a crab; N.L. gen. n. carnicancri, of the flesh of a crab.
Valid publication: JUNG (M.J.), KIM (M.S.), ROH (S.W.), SHIN (K.S.) and BAE (J.W.): Salinicoccus carnicancri sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from a Korean fermented seafood. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 653-658.
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Salinicoccus halitifaciens RAMANA et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JC90=KCTC 13894=DSM 25286.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HE578181.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 152. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63 (2013), 2365-2367.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: RAMANA, C. V., SRINIVAS, A., SUBHASH, Y., TUSHAR, L., MUKHERJEE, T., KIRAN, P. U. and SASIKALA, C. 2013. Salinicoccus halitifaciens sp. nov., a novel bacterium participating in halite formation. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 103, 885-898.
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Salinicoccus halodurans Wang et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) W24 = CGMCC 1.6501 = DSM 19336.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ989633.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; L. part. adj. durans, enduring; N.L. part. adj. halodurans, salt-enduring.
Valid publication: WANG (X.), XUE (Y.), YUAN (S.), ZHOU (C.) and MA (Y.): Salinicoccus halodurans sp. nov., a moderate halophile from saline soil in China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1537-1541.
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Salinicoccus hispanicus (Marquez et al. 1990) Ventosa et al. 1993, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) J-82 = ATCC 49259= CCM 4148 = CCUG 43288 = CIP 104760 = DSM 5352 = JCM 14631.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY028927.
Basonym: ¤ Marinococcus hispanicus Marquez et al. 1990.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. hispanicus, Spanish.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 45. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 398-399.
Effective publication: VENTOSA (A.), MARQUEZ (M.C.), WEISS (N.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Transfer of Marinococcus hispanicus to the genus Salinicoccus as Salinicoccus hispanicus comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1992, 15, 530-534.
Validation List no. 45 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Salinicoccus iranensis Amoozegar et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) QW6 = CCM 7448 = DSM 18903.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ767692.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. iranensis, from Iran, where the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: AMOOZEGAR (M.A.), SCHUMANN (P.), HAJIGHASEMI (M.), ASHENGROPH (M.) and RAZAVI (M.R.): Salinicoccus iranensis sp. nov., a novel moderate halophile. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 178-183.
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Salinicoccus jeotgali Aslam et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) S2R53-5 = JCM 16981 = KCTC 13030 = LMG 23640.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ471329.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. jeotgali, of jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood, from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: ASLAM (Z.), LIM (J.H.), IM (W.T.), YASIR (M.), CHUNG (Y.R.) and LEE (S.T.): Salinicoccus jeotgali sp. nov., isolated from jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 633-638.
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Salinicoccus kunmingensis Chen et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM Y15 = CGMCC 1.6302 = DSM 17847.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ837380.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. kunmingensis, pertaining to Kunming, a city in south-west China, near which the sample from which the type strain was isolated was collected.
Valid publication: CHEN (Y.G.), CUI (X.L.), PUKALL (R.), LI (H.M.), YANG (Y.L.), XU (L.H.), WEN (M.L.), PENG (Q.) and JIANG (C.L.): Salinicoccus kunmingensis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt mine in Yunnan, south-west China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2327-2332.
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Salinicoccus luteus Zhang et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 70202 = CGMCC 1.6511 = KCTC 3941.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ352839.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. luteus, orange-coloured.
Valid publication: ZHANG (Y.Q.), YU (L.Y.), LIU (H.Y.), ZHANG (Y.Q.), XU (L.H.) and LI (W.J.): Salinicoccus luteus sp. nov., isolated from a desert soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1901-1905.
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Salinicoccus qingdaonensis Qu et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ZXM223 = CGMCC 1.8895 = LMG 24855.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ436724.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. qingdaonensis, of or pertaining to Qingdao, a city in the coastal region of east China, near the sampling site from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: QU (Z.), LI (Z.), ZHANG (X.) and ZHANG (X.H.): Salinicoccus qingdaonensis sp. nov., isolated from coastal seawater during a bloom of green algae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 545-549.
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Salinicoccus roseus Ventosa et al. 1990, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 9 = ATCC 49258= CCM 3516 = CCUG 43291 = CIP 104761 = DSM 5351 = JCM 14630.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X94559.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. roseus, rose colored.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 34. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1990, 40, 320-321.
Effective publication: VENTOSA (A.), MARQUEZ (M.C.), RUIZ-BERRAQUERO (F.) and KOCUR (M.): Salinicoccus roseus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new moderately halophilic gram-positive coccus. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1990, 13, 29-33.
Validation List no. 34 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Salinicoccus salsiraiae França et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RH1 = CIP 108576 = LMG 22840.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ333949.
Etymology: L. adj. salsus, salted; L. n. raia, a ray; N.L. gen. n. salsiraiae, of a salted ray.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 114. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 433-434.
Effective publication: FRANÇA (L.), RAINEY (F.A.), NOBRE (M.F.) and DA COSTA (M.S.): Salinicoccus salsiraiae sp. nov.: a new moderately halophilic gram-positive bacterium isolated from salted skate. Extremophiles, 2006, 10, 531-536.
Validation List no. 114 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Salinicoccus sesuvii Kämpfer et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: strain CC-SPL15-2 = CCM 7756 = DSM 23267.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR669114.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. sesuvii, of Sesuvium, isolated from Sesuvium portulacastrum L. (sea purslane).
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), ARUN (A.B.), BUSSE (H.J.), YOUNG (C.C.), LAI (W.A.), REKHA (P.D.) and CHEN (W.M.): Salinicoccus sesuvii sp. nov., isolated from the rhizosphere of Sesuvium portulacastrum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2348-2352.
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Salinicoccus siamensis Pakdeeto et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PN1-2 = JCM 12822 = PCU 242 = TISTR 1562.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB258358.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. siamensis, pertaining to Siam, the old name of Thailand, from where the first strains were isolated.
Valid publication: PAKDEETO (A.), TANASUPAWAT (S.), THAWAI (C.), MOONMANGMEE (S.), KUDO (T.) and ITOH (T.): Salinicoccus siamensis sp. nov., isolated from fermented shrimp paste in Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2004-2008.
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