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Species Arcobacter halophilus
Name: Arcobacter halophilus Donachie et al. 2005
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, gender: ha-LO-phi-lus, masculine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1022; CIP 108450; DSM 18005; LA31B
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MG195897
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FASTA
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)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Malaciobacter halophilus corrig. (Donachie et al. 2005) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Malacobacter halophilus (Donachie et al. 2005) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
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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Record number: 773368
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