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Species Corynebacterium halotolerans
Name: Corynebacterium halotolerans Chen et al. 2004
Etymology: ha.lo.to’le.rans. Gr. gen. masc. n. halos, salt; L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. neut. part. adj. halotolerans, referring to the ability to tolerate high salt concentrations
Type strain: CCTCC AA 1024; DSM 44683; JCM 12676; YIM 70093
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ002919
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Chen HH, Li WJ, Tang SK, Kroppenstedt RM, Stackebrandt E, Xu LH, Jiang CL. Corynebacterium halotolerans sp. nov., isolated from saline soil in the west of China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:779-782. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1427-1428.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Emendations:
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
Notes:- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
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Nouioui et al. 2018
Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
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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 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙆 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 genus.
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🧍 In the etymology provided by Chen et al. 2004, the Greek noun hals (genitive halos) is erroneously cited as halos.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.
Parent taxon: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Chen HH, Li WJ, Tang SK, Kroppenstedt RM, Stackebrandt E, Xu LH, Jiang CL. Corynebacterium halotolerans sp. nov., isolated from saline soil in the west of China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:779-782.
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Record number: 775197
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