Name: Nesterenkonia halobia (Onishi and Kamekura 1972) Stackebrandt et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Micrococcus halobius Onishi and Kamekura 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: ha.lo’bia. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. fem. adj. halobia, living on salt

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 21727; CCM 2591; CCUG 38889; CECT 5018; CIP 81.68; DSM 20541; IFO 15353; JCM 11483; NBRC 15353; VKM B-1317

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X80747 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Stackebrandt E, Koch C, Gvozdiak O, Schumann P. Taxonomic dissection of the genus Micrococcus: Kocuria gen. nov., Nesterenkonia gen. nov., Kytococcus gen. nov., Dermacoccus gen. nov., and Micrococcus Cohn 1872 gen. emend. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:682-692.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:364-365.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Micrococcus halobius Onishi and Kamekura 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Nesterenkonia Stackebrandt et al. 1995. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Koch C, Gvozdiak O, Schumann P. Taxonomic dissection of the genus Micrococcus: Kocuria gen. nov., Nesterenkonia gen. nov., Kytococcus gen. nov., Dermacoccus gen. nov., and Micrococcus Cohn 1872 gen. emend. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:682-692.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 14 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Stackebrandt et al. 1995, the basonym is cited as Micrococcus halobius Onishi and Kamekura 1973 (sic) (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Onishi H, Kamekura M. Micrococcus halobius sp. n. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1972; 22:233-236.
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Hamedi J, Mohammadipanah F, Ventosa A. Systematic and biotechnological aspects of halophilic and halotolerant actinomycetes. Extremophiles 2013; 17:1-13.

Parent taxon: Nesterenkonia Stackebrandt et al. 1995

Assigned by: Stackebrandt E, Koch C, Gvozdiak O, Schumann P. Taxonomic dissection of the genus Micrococcus: Kocuria gen. nov., Nesterenkonia gen. nov., Kytococcus gen. nov., Dermacoccus gen. nov., and Micrococcus Cohn 1872 gen. emend. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:682-692.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/nesterenkonia-halobiaCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 778651