Name: Haloarcula quadrata Oren et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: qua.dra.ta. L. fem. part. adj. quadrata, square

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 801030/1; ATCC 700850; DSM 11927; JCM 11048

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB355988 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Oren A, Ventosa A, Gutierrez MC, Kamekura M. Haloarcula quadrata sp. nov., a square, motile archaeon isolated from a brine pool in Sinai (Egypt). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1149-1155.

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

• 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Haloarcula Torreblanca et al. 1986

Assigned by: Oren A, Ventosa A, Gutierrez MC, Kamekura M. Haloarcula quadrata sp. nov., a square, motile archaeon isolated from a brine pool in Sinai (Egypt). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1149-1155.

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Record number: 776687