Name: Halobacterium denitrificans Tomlinson et al. 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: de.ni.tri’fi.cans. N.L. neut. 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. — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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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