Name: Arenibacterium halophilum Baek et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lum. Gr. masc. n. hals, salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. neut. adj. halophilum, salt loving referring to the requirement for salt

Pronunciation, gender: ha-LO-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: CAU 1492; KCTC 62998; NBRC 113696

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16S rRNA gene: MK053889 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Baek J, Kim JH, Yoon JH, Lee JS, Sukhoom A, Kim W. Arenibacterium halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a halotolerant bacterium in the family Rhodobacteraceae isolated from a coastal sand dune. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6323-6330.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4656.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Arenibacterium Baek et al. 2020. Publication: Baek J, Kim JH, Yoon JH, Lee JS, Sukhoom A, Kim W. Arenibacterium halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a halotolerant bacterium in the family Rhodobacteraceae isolated from a coastal sand dune. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6323-6330.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Arenibacterium Baek et al. 2020

Assigned by: Baek J, Kim JH, Yoon JH, Lee JS, Sukhoom A, Kim W. Arenibacterium halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a halotolerant bacterium in the family Rhodobacteraceae isolated from a coastal sand dune. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6323-6330.

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