Name: Aestuariibacter halophilus Yi et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 15266; IMSNU 14007; JC2043; KCTC 12043

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY207503 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yi H, Bae KS, Chun J. Aestuariibacter salexigens gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aestuariibacter halophilus sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment, and emended description of Alteromonas macleodii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:571-576.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1007-1009.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Fluctibacter halophilus" (Yi et al. 2004) Emsley et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Aestuariibacter Yi et al. 2004

Assigned by: Yi H, Bae KS, Chun J. Aestuariibacter salexigens gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aestuariibacter halophilus sp. nov., isolated from tidal flat sediment, and emended description of Alteromonas macleodii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:571-576.

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Record number: 772926