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

Gender: neuter

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

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

• 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 26 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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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Record number: 776710