Name: Draconibacterium halophilum Kim et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lum. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. neut. adj. halophilum, salt-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ha-LO-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: KCTC 72809; M1; VTCC 910107

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16S rRNA gene: MK828353 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kim M, Lee KE, Cha IT, Park SJ. Draconibacterium halophilum sp. nov., A Halophilic Bacterium Isolated from Marine Sediment. Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:2440-2446. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: KCCT 72809.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-02-03.

Parent taxon: Draconibacterium Du et al. 2014

Assigned by: Kim M, Lee KE, Cha IT, Park SJ. Draconibacterium halophilum sp. nov., A Halophilic Bacterium Isolated from Marine Sediment. Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:2440-2446. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 70253