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Name: Halobacillus kuroshimensis Hua et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ku.ro.shi.men’sis. N.L. masc. adj. kuroshimensis, from Kuroshima, Japan, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-ba-KIL-lus ku-ro-s͡hi-MEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 18393; IS-Hb7; JCM 14155

16S rRNA gene: AB195680 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Hua NP, Kanekiyo A, Fujikura K, Yasuda H, Naganuma T. Halobacillus profundi sp. nov. and Halobacillus kuroshimensis sp. nov., moderately halophilic bacteria isolated from a deep-sea methane cold seep. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1243-1249. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1935-1936.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Halobacillus Spring et al. 1996

Assigned by: Hua NP, Kanekiyo A, Fujikura K, Yasuda H, Naganuma T. Halobacillus profundi sp. nov. and Halobacillus kuroshimensis sp. nov., moderately halophilic bacteria isolated from a deep-sea methane cold seep. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1243-1249. 🇯🇵

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