Name: Denitromonas halophila Reyes-Umana and Coates 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt loving, referring to the requirement for NaCl for growth and the ability to grow at high NaCl concentrations

Pronunciation, gender: ha-LO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: ATCC TSD-270; DSM 113305; SFB-3

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP137428 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Reyes-Umana VM, Coates JD. A description of the genus Denitromonas nom. rev.: Denitromonas iodatirespirans sp. nov., a novel iodate-reducing bacterium, and two novel perchlorate-reducing bacteria, Denitromonas halophila and Denitromonas ohlonensis, isolated from San Francisco Bay intertidal mudflats. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0091523.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 217. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6275.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10733 (N = 2).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-10.

Parent taxon: Denitromonas (ex Orla-Jensen 1909) Reyes-Umana and Coates 2024

Assigned by: Reyes-Umana VM, Coates JD. A description of the genus Denitromonas nom. rev.: Denitromonas iodatirespirans sp. nov., a novel iodate-reducing bacterium, and two novel perchlorate-reducing bacteria, Denitromonas halophila and Denitromonas ohlonensis, isolated from San Francisco Bay intertidal mudflats. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0091523.

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Record number: 49277