Name: Halanaerobium saccharolyticum corrig. (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Haloincola saccharolyticus corrig. Zhilina et al. 1992

Etymology: sac.cha.ro.ly’ti.cum. Gr. neut. n. sakchar, sugar; N.L. neut. adj. lyticum, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. neut. adj. lytikon, able to loose, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. saccharolyticum, sugar-dissolving

Pronunciation, gender: sak-k^ha-ro-LY-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: DSM 6643; Strain 2-7787; Z-7787

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16S rRNA gene: X89069 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rainey FA, Zhilina TN, Boulygina ES, Stackebrandt E, Tourova TP, Zavarzin GA. The taxonomic status of the fermentative halophilic anaerobic bacteria: description of Haloanaerobiales ord. nov., Halobacteroidaceae fam. nov., Orenia gen. nov. and further taxonomic rearrangements at the genus and species level. Anaerobe 1995; 1:185-199.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 55. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:879-880.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haloincola saccharolytica Zhilina et al. 1992	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Haloanaerobium saccharolyticum (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Haloincola saccharolyticus corrig. Zhilina et al. 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Halanaerobium saccharolyticum subsp. saccharolyticum corrig. (Zhilina et al. 1992) Rainey et al. 1995	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halanaerobium saccharolyticum subsp. senegalense corrig. (Cayol et al. 1994) Rainey et al. 1995	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Halanaerobium saccharolyticum subsp. senegalensis (Cayol et al. 1994) Rainey et al. 1995	inaccurate spelling	misspelling

Parent taxon: Halanaerobium corrig. Zeikus et al. 1984

Assigned by: Rainey FA, Zhilina TN, Boulygina ES, Stackebrandt E, Tourova TP, Zavarzin GA. The taxonomic status of the fermentative halophilic anaerobic bacteria: description of Haloanaerobiales ord. nov., Halobacteroidaceae fam. nov., Orenia gen. nov. and further taxonomic rearrangements at the genus and species level. Anaerobe 1995; 1:185-199.

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