Species Chromatocurvus halotolerans

Name: Chromatocurvus halotolerans corrig. Csotonyi et al. 2012

Category, proposed as: species, 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 (Latin), gender: k^hro-ma-to-KUR-wus ha-lo-TO-le-rans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 23344; EG19; VKM B-2659

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16S rRNA gene: AM691086 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Csotonyi JT, Stackebrandt E, Swiderski J, Schumann P, Yurkov V. Chromocurvus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterial obligately aerobic anoxygenic phototroph, isolated from a Canadian hypersaline spring. Arch Microbiol 2011; 193:573-582. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 145. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1017-1019.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Chromocurvus halotolerans Csotonyi et al. 2012	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Emendations:
  • Spring et al. 2013 Spring S, Riedel T, Sproer C, Yan S, Harder J, Fuchs BM. Taxonomy and evolution of bacteriochlorophyll a-containing members of the OM60/NOR5 clade of marine gammaproteobacteria: description of Luminiphilus syltensis gen. nov., sp. nov., reclassification of Haliea rubra as Pseudohaliea rubra gen. nov., comb. nov., and emendation of Chromatocurvus halotolerans. BMC Microbiol 2013; 13:118. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 19. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:8-10.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Chromatocurvus corrig. Csotonyi et al. 2012. Publication: Csotonyi JT, Stackebrandt E, Swiderski J, Schumann P, Yurkov V. Chromocurvus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterial obligately aerobic anoxygenic phototroph, isolated from a Canadian hypersaline spring. Arch Microbiol 2011; 193:573-582. 🇨🇦
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the genus name; Chromocurvus (sic); has been corrected on validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 145. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1017-1019.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the name, Chromocurvus (sic) halotolerans, has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 145. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1017-1019.

Parent taxon: Chromatocurvus corrig. Csotonyi et al. 2012

Assigned by: Csotonyi JT, Stackebrandt E, Swiderski J, Schumann P, Yurkov V. Chromocurvus halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterial obligately aerobic anoxygenic phototroph, isolated from a Canadian hypersaline spring. Arch Microbiol 2011; 193:573-582. 🇨🇦

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