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Genus Modicisalibacter
Name: Modicisalibacter Ben Ali Gam et al. 2007
Etymology: Mo.di.ci.sa.li.bac’ter. L. masc. adj. modicus, moderate, limited; L. masc. n. sal (gen. salis), salt; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Modicisalibacter, a moderately halophilic rod
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Modicisalibacter-), mo-di-ki-sa-li-BAK-ter
Type species: Modicisalibacter tunisiensis Ben Ali Gam et al. 2007
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Ben Ali Gam Z, Abdelkafi S, Casalot L, Tholozan JL, Oueslati R, Labat M. Modicisalibacter tunisiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from an oilfield-water injection sample, and emended description of the family Halomonadaceae Franzmann et al. 1989 emend Dobson and Franzmann 1996 emend. Ntougias et al. 2007. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2307-2313. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:3-4.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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De la Haba et al. 2023
de la Haba RR, Arahal DR, Sanchez-Porro C, Chuvochina M, Wittouck S, Hugenholtz P, Ventosa A. A long-awaited taxogenomic investigation of the family Halomonadaceae. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1293707. 🇪🇸
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 6 new species in the genus.
- 🧍 As of 2023-11-22 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.
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De la Haba et al. 2023
de la Haba RR, Arahal DR, Sanchez-Porro C, Chuvochina M, Wittouck S, Hugenholtz P, Ventosa A. A long-awaited taxogenomic investigation of the family Halomonadaceae. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1293707.
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Notes:
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🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.
Publication:
Arahal DR, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of ProkaryotesSubcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 2008; 58:2670-2671. 🇪🇸
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🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.
Publication:
Arahal DR, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes: Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2008; 58:2670-2671. 🇪🇸
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🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.
Publication:
Oren A, Arahal DR, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Halobacteria and Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Halomonadaceae: minutes of the joint open meeting, 25 November 2025, Oaxaca, Mexico. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7065. 🇮🇱
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 4; JCM: 2; CECT: 2; CGMCC: 2; CIP: 2; LMG: 2; CCTCC: 1; KCTC: 1; B: 1; CBAS: 1.
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🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP.
Publication:
Arahal DR, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of ProkaryotesSubcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 2008; 58:2670-2671.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 7
Total number of child taxa: 8
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Modicisalibacter coralii" (Vidal et al. 2019) De la Haba et al. 2023 not validly published synonym Modicisalibacter ilicicola (Arenas et al. 2009) de la Haba et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Modicisalibacter luteus (Wang et al. 2008) de la Haba et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Modicisalibacter muralis (Heyrman et al. 2002) de la Haba et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Modicisalibacter radicis (Navarro-Torre et al. 2020) de la Haba et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Modicisalibacter tunisiensis Ben Ali Gam et al. 2007 validly published under the ICNP correct name Modicisalibacter xianhensis (Zhao et al. 2012) de la Haba et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Modicisalibacter zincidurans (Xu et al. 2013) de la Haba et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Halomonadaceae Franzmann et al. 1989
Assigned by:
Ben Ali Gam Z, Abdelkafi S, Casalot L, Tholozan JL, Oueslati R, Labat M. Modicisalibacter tunisiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from an oilfield-water injection sample, and emended description of the family Halomonadaceae Franzmann et al. 1989 emend Dobson and Franzmann 1996 emend. Ntougias et al. 2007. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2307-2313. 🇫🇷
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