Name: Halobacterium saccharovorum Tomlinson and Hochstein 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sac.cha.ro’vo.rum. Gr. neut. n. sakchar, sugar; L. v. voro, to devour; N.L. neut. adj. saccharovorum, sugar-devouring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-bak-TE-ri-um sak-k^ha-RO-wo-rum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29252; CIP 105329; DSM 1137; IFO 14717; JCM 8865; M6; NBRC 14717; NCIMB 2081; NCMB 2081; VKM B-1747

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663419 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tomlinson GA, Hochstein LI. Halobacterium saccharovorum sp. nov., a carbohydrate-metabolizing, extremely halophilic bacterium. Can J Microbiol 1976; 22:587-591.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Halorubrum saccharovorum (Tomlinson and Hochstein 1977) McGenity and Grant 1996

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halorubrobacterium saccharovorum (Tomlinson and Hochstein 1977) Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Halorubrum saccharovorum (Tomlinson and Hochstein 1977) McGenity and Grant 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Halobacterium saccharovorum 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 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 26 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

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

Assigned by: Tomlinson GA, Hochstein LI. Halobacterium saccharovorum sp. nov., a carbohydrate-metabolizing, extremely halophilic bacterium. Can J Microbiol 1976; 22:587-591.

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