Name: Halobacterium distributum corrig. Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: dis.tri.bu’tum. L. neut. adj. distributum, distributed (widely)

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 1m; ATCC 51197; CGMCC 1.3491; CIP 105238; JCM 10118; JCM 9100; NCIMB 13203; Strain I-M; VKM B-1733

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16S rRNA gene: AB663410 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zvyagintseva IS, Tarasov AL. Extreme halophilic bacteria from saline soils. Mikrobiologiya 1987; 56:839-844.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 31. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:495-497.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Halorubrum distributum (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Oren and Ventosa 1996

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halorubrobacterium distributum (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Halorubrum distributum (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Oren and Ventosa 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halobacterium distributus Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Infante-Dominguez et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007. Publication: Infante-Dominguez C, de la Haba RR, Corral P, Sanchez-Porro C, Arahal DR, Ventosa A. Genome-based analyses reveal a synonymy among Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996, Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004, Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007 and Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007. Emended description of Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1698-1705.
  • ⏰ According to Infante-Dominguez et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007. Publication: Infante-Dominguez C, de la Haba RR, Corral P, Sanchez-Porro C, Arahal DR, Ventosa A. Genome-based analyses reveal a synonymy among Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996, Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004, Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007 and Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007. Emended description of Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1698-1705.
  • ⏰ According to Infante-Dominguez et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004. Publication: Infante-Dominguez C, de la Haba RR, Corral P, Sanchez-Porro C, Arahal DR, Ventosa A. Genome-based analyses reveal a synonymy among Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996, Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004, Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007 and Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007. Emended description of Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1698-1705.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3583-3587.
  • ❗ Halobacterium distributum 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 On the Validation List no. 31, the type strain is incorrectly cited as strain I-M (sic) = VKM B-1733. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 31. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:495-497.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Halobacterium distributus (sic), has been corrected in accordance with Rule 61. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 32. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:105-106.

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

Assigned by: Zvyagintseva IS, Tarasov AL. Extreme halophilic bacteria from saline soils. Mikrobiologiya 1987; 56:839-844.

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