Species Halobacillus litoralis

Name: Halobacillus litoralis Spring et al. 1996

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: li.to.ra’lis. L. masc. adj. litoralis, pertaining to the shore

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-ba-KIL-lus li-to-RA-lis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 700076; CIP 104798; DSM 10405; LMG 17438; SL-4

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X94558 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Spring S, Ludwig W, Marquez MC, Ventosa A, Schleifer KH. Halobacillus gen. nov., with descriptions of Halobacillus litoralis sp. nov., and Halobacillus trueperi sp. nov., and transfer of Sporosarcina halophila to Halobacillus halophilus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:492-496. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:838.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Chaiyanan et al. 1999 Chaiyanan S, Chaiyanan S, Maugel T, Huq A, Robb FT, Colwell RR. Polyphasic taxonomy of a novel Halobacillus, Halobacillus thailandensis sp. nov. isolated from fish sauce. Syst Appl Microbiol 1999; 22:360-365. 🇺🇸
    Notes:
    • 🧍 As of 2020-09-21 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Halobacillus Spring et al. 1996

Assigned by: Spring S, Ludwig W, Marquez MC, Ventosa A, Schleifer KH. Halobacillus gen. nov., with descriptions of Halobacillus litoralis sp. nov., and Halobacillus trueperi sp. nov., and transfer of Sporosarcina halophila to Halobacillus halophilus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:492-496. 🇩🇪

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