Name: Arcobacter halophilus Donachie et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ar-ko-BAK-ter ha-LO-phi-lus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1022; CIP 108450; DSM 18005; LA31B

16S rRNA gene: MG195897 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Donachie SP, Bowman JP, On SL, Alam M. Arcobacter halophilus sp. nov., the first obligate halophile in the genus Arcobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1271-1277. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1747-1749.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

Parent taxon: Arcobacter Vandamme et al. 1991

Assigned by: Donachie SP, Bowman JP, On SL, Alam M. Arcobacter halophilus sp. nov., the first obligate halophile in the genus Arcobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1271-1277. 🇺🇸

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