Name: Halalkalicoccus jeotgali Roh et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: je.ot.ga’li. N.L. gen. neut. n. jeotgali, of jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood

Gender: masculine

Type strain: B 3; CECT 7217; DSM 18796; JCM 14584; KCTC 4019

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663348 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Roh SW, Nam YD, Chang HW, Sung Y, Kim KH, Oh HM, Bae JW. Halalkalicoccus jeotgali sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from shrimp jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2296-2298.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:3-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 8 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Halalkalicoccus Xue et al. 2005

Assigned by: Roh SW, Nam YD, Chang HW, Sung Y, Kim KH, Oh HM, Bae JW. Halalkalicoccus jeotgali sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from shrimp jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2296-2298.

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Record number: 786777