Name: Chromohalobacter moromii Lülf et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mo.ro’mi.i. N.L. gen. neut. n. moromii, of moromi, of a fermentation mash

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mo-RO-mi-i, masculine

Type strain: CECT 30422; DSM 113153; TMW 2.2308

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OM585595 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lulf RH, Hilgarth M, Ehrmann MA. Chromohalobacter moromii sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from lupine-based moromi fermentation. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126324. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 207. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5517.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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: Chromohalobacter Ventosa et al. 1989

Assigned by: Lulf RH, Hilgarth M, Ehrmann MA. Chromohalobacter moromii sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from lupine-based moromi fermentation. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126324. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 30218