Name: Georgenia halophila Tang et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving, referring to the ability of the type strain to grow at high NaCl concentrations

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ge-or-GE-ni-a ha-LO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 208144; DSM 21365; JCM 17810; YIM 93316

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ717681 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tang SK, Wang Y, Lee JC, Lou K, Park DJ, Kim CJ, Li WJ. Georgenia halophila sp. nov., a halophilic actinobacterium isolated from a salt lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1317-1421. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1987-1988.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Hamedi J, Mohammadipanah F, Ventosa A. Systematic and biotechnological aspects of halophilic and halotolerant actinomycetes. Extremophiles 2013; 17:1-13. 🇮🇷

Parent taxon: Georgenia Altenburger et al. 2002

Assigned by: Tang SK, Wang Y, Lee JC, Lou K, Park DJ, Kim CJ, Li WJ. Georgenia halophila sp. nov., a halophilic actinobacterium isolated from a salt lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1317-1421. 🇨🇳

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