Name: Halarchaeum grantii Shimane et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gran’ti.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. grantii, of Grant, named after the microbiologist William D. Grant for his great contribution to the study of Halobacteria

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … GRAN-ti-i, neuter

Type strain: JCM 19585; KCTC 4142; MH1-243-3

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16S rRNA gene: AB698662 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shimane Y, Minegishi H, Echigo A, Kamekura M, Itoh T, Ohkuma M, Tsubouchi T, Usui K, Maruyama T, Usami R, et al. Halarchaeum grantii sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from a commercial salt sample. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3830-3835. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:527-529.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halarchaeum Minegishi et al. 2010

Assigned by: Shimane Y, Minegishi H, Echigo A, Kamekura M, Itoh T, Ohkuma M, Tsubouchi T, Usui K, Maruyama T, Usami R, et al. Halarchaeum grantii sp. nov., a moderately acidophilic haloarchaeon isolated from a commercial salt sample. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3830-3835. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 793425