Species ***Halobacillus* *locisalis***

Name: Halobacillus locisalis Yoon et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lo.ci.sa’lis. L. masc. n. locus, a place, locality, country region; L. gen. masc. n. salis, of salt; N.L. gen. masc. n. locisalis, of a place of salt

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-ba-KIL-lus lo-ki-SA-lis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 16468; KCCM 41687; KCTC 3788; MSS-155

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY190534 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yoon JH, Kang KH, Oh TK, Park YH. Halobacillus locisalis sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from a marine solar saltern of the Yellow Sea in Korea. Extremophiles 2004; 8:23-28. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 99. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1425-1426.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🧍 The culture collection accession number DSM 16468 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 99. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1425-1426.

Parent taxon: Halobacillus Spring et al. 1996

Assigned by: Yoon JH, Kang KH, Oh TK, Park YH. Halobacillus locisalis sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from a marine solar saltern of the Yellow Sea in Korea. Extremophiles 2004; 8:23-28. 🇰🇷

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Species Halobacillus locisalis

Species ***Halobacillus* *locisalis***