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Species Haloarcula japonica
Name: Haloarcula japonica Takashina et al. 1991
Etymology: ja.po’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. japonica, pertaining to Japan, Japanese
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ja-PO-ni-ka, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 49778; DSM 6131; JCM 7785; NBRC 101032; TR-1; VKM B-2009
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB355986
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Takashina T, Hamamoto T, Otozai K, Grant WD, Horikoshi K. Haloarcula japonica sp. nov., a new triangular halophilic archaebacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:177-181. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 36. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:178-179.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 39 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Haloarcula Torreblanca et al. 1986
Assigned by:
Takashina T, Hamamoto T, Otozai K, Grant WD, Horikoshi K. Haloarcula japonica sp. nov., a new triangular halophilic archaebacterium. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:177-181.
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Record number: 776684
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