Species Halanaerobium kushneri

Name: Halanaerobium kushneri corrig. Bhupathiraju et al. 1999

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: kush’ne.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. kushneri, of Kushner, named after Donn J. Kushner, a Canadian microbiologist and author of children’s books

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: hal-an-a-e-RO-bi-um KUS͡H-ne-ri, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 700103; VS-751

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U86446 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bhupathiraju VK, McInerney MJ, Woese CR, Tanner RS. Haloanaerobium kushneri sp. nov., an obligately halophilic, anaerobic bacterium from an oil brine. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:953-960. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1327-1328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haloanaerobium kushneri Bhupathiraju et al. 1999	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 Listed as Haloanaerobium in the notification list. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1327-1328.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Haloanaerobium (sic), has been corrected by Oren 2000. Publication: Oren A. Change of the names Haloanaerobiales, Haloanaerobiaceae and Haloanaerobium to Halanaerobiales, Halanaerobiaceae and Halanaerobium, respectively, and further nomenclatural changes within the order Halanaerobiales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2229-2230. 🇮🇱

Parent taxon: Halanaerobium corrig. Zeikus et al. 1984

Assigned by: Bhupathiraju VK, McInerney MJ, Woese CR, Tanner RS. Haloanaerobium kushneri sp. nov., an obligately halophilic, anaerobic bacterium from an oil brine. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:953-960. 🇺🇸

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