Name: Halobacterium lacusprofundi Franzmann et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la.cus.pro.fun’di. L. gen. masc. n. lacus, lake; L. masc. adj. profundus, deep; N.L. gen. masc. n. lacusprofundi, of the deep lake, referring to Deep Lake, Antarctica, where the organism was originally isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-bak-TE-ri-um la-kus-pro-FUN-di, neuter

Type strain: ACAM 34; ACM 3107; ATCC 49239; CIP 105334; DSM 5036; JCM 8891; UQM 3107; VKM B-1753

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16S rRNA gene: AB663414 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Franzmann PD, Stackebrandt E, Sanderson K, Volkman JK, Cameron DE, Stevenson PL, McMeekin TA, Burton HR. Halobacterium lacusprofundi sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from Deep Lake, Antarctica. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 11:20-27. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 29. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:205-206.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Halorubrum lacusprofundi (Franzmann et al. 1989) McGenity and Grant 1996

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halorubrobacterium lacusprofundi (Franzmann et al. 1989) Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Halorubrum lacusprofundi (Franzmann et al. 1989) McGenity and Grant 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Halobacterium lacusprofundi 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 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

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

Assigned by: Franzmann PD, Stackebrandt E, Sanderson K, Volkman JK, Cameron DE, Stevenson PL, McMeekin TA, Burton HR. Halobacterium lacusprofundi sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from Deep Lake, Antarctica. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1988; 11:20-27. 🇦🇺

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