Name: Halarchaeum acidiphilum Minegishi et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ci.di’phi.lum. L. neut. adj. acidum, acid; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. neut. adj. acidiphilum, acid-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: hal-ar-K^HA͡E-um a-ki-DI-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: CECT 7534; DSM 22442; JCM 16109; MH1-52-1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB371717 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Minegishi H, Echigo A, Nagaoka S, Kamekura M, Usami R. Halarchaeum acidiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from commercial solar salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2513-2516. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:221-222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halarchaeum Minegishi et al. 2010. Publication: Minegishi H, Echigo A, Nagaoka S, Kamekura M, Usami R. Halarchaeum acidiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from commercial solar salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2513-2516. 🇯🇵
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Halarchaeum Minegishi et al. 2010

Assigned by: Minegishi H, Echigo A, Nagaoka S, Kamekura M, Usami R. Halarchaeum acidiphilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from commercial solar salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2513-2516. 🇯🇵

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