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Species Brevibacillus halotolerans
Name: Brevibacillus halotolerans Song et al. 2017
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, referring to the organism’s ability to tolerate high salt concentrations
Pronunciation, gender: ha-lo-TO-le-rans, masculine
Type strain: ACCC 6527; JCM 30849; LAM0312
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16S rRNA gene:
KJ627768
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Song J, Wang Y, Song Y, Zhao B, Wang H, Zhou S, Kong D, Guo X, Li Y, He M, et al. Brevibacillus halotolerans sp. nov., isolated from saline soil of a paddy field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:772-777. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2079-2080.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Brevibacillus Shida et al. 1996
Assigned by:
Song J, Wang Y, Song Y, Zhao B, Wang H, Zhou S, Kong D, Guo X, Li Y, He M, et al. Brevibacillus halotolerans sp. nov., isolated from saline soil of a paddy field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:772-777.
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Record number: 795201
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