Name: Halobacterium denitrificans Tomlinson et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: de.ni.tri’fi.cans. N.L. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 35960; DSM 4425; JCM 8864; S1; VKM B-1754

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16S rRNA gene: AB663374 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tomlinson GA, Jahnke LL, Hochstein LI. Halobacterium denitrificans sp. nov., an extremely halophilic denitrifying bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:66-70.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Haloferax denitrificans (Tomlinson et al. 1986) Tindall et al. 1989

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haloferax denitrificans (Tomlinson et al. 1986) Tindall et al. 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Halobacterium denitrificans is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Halobacterium.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Halobacterium Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tomlinson GA, Jahnke LL, Hochstein LI. Halobacterium denitrificans sp. nov., an extremely halophilic denitrifying bacterium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:66-70.

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