Name: Halobacterium rubrum Han and Cui 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’brum. L. neut. adj. rubrum, red

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-bak-TE-ri-um RU-brum, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12575; JCM 19908; TGN-42-S1

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16S rRNA gene: KC914879 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Han D, Cui HL. Halobacterium rubrum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Arch Microbiol 2014; 196:847-851. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 162. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:741-744.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

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

Assigned by: Han D, Cui HL. Halobacterium rubrum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Arch Microbiol 2014; 196:847-851. 🇨🇳

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