Name: Allobacillus halotolerans Sheu et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo.to’le.rans. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. masc. part. adj. halotolerans, salt-tolerating

Pronunciation, gender: ha-lo-TO-le-rans, masculine

Type strain: B3A; BCRC 17939; LMG 24826

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ347755 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Sheu SY, Arun AB, Jiang SR, Young CC, Chen WM. Allobacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from shrimp paste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1023-1027.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1765-1766.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Allobacillus Sheu et al. 2011. Publication: Sheu SY, Arun AB, Jiang SR, Young CC, Chen WM. Allobacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from shrimp paste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1023-1027.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Allobacillus Sheu et al. 2011

Assigned by: Sheu SY, Arun AB, Jiang SR, Young CC, Chen WM. Allobacillus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from shrimp paste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1023-1027.

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