Name: Halobacterium salinarium (Harrison and Kennedy 1922) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Pseudomonas salinaria" Harrison and Kennedy 1922

Pronunciation, gender: sa-li-NA-ri-um, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33171; CIP 104033; DSM 3754; JCM 8978; NBRC 102687; NCIMB 764; NCMB 764; NRC 34002; VKM B-1769

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663362 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Elazari-Volcani B. Genus XII. Halobacterium. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 207-212.

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

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Halobacterium salinarum corrig. (Harrison and Kennedy 1922) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halobacterium salinarum corrig. (Harrison and Kennedy 1922) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    "Serratia cutirubra" Lochhead 1934	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Halobacter salinaria" (Harrison and Kennedy 1922) Anderson 1954	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Pseudomonas salinaria" Harrison and Kennedy 1922	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Halobacter cutirubrum" (Lochhead 1934) Anderson 1954	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Halobacterium piscisalsi Yachai et al. 2008	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Bacterium halobium" Petter 1931	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Halobacterium cutirubrum (Lochhead 1934) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halobacterium halobium (Petter 1931) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Minegishi et al. (2012), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halobacterium piscisalsi Yachai et al. 2008. Publication: Minegishi H, Echigo A, Shimane Y, Kamekura M, Tanasupawat S, Visessanguan W, Usami R. Halobacterium piscisalsi Yachai et al. 2008 is a later heterotypic synonym of Halobacterium salinarum Elazari-Volcani 1957. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2160-2162.
  • ⏰ According to Ventosa and Oren (1996), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Halobacter cutirubrum" (Lochhead 1934) Anderson 1954. Publication: Ventosa A, Oren A. Halobacterium salinarum nom. corrig., a name to replace Halobacterium salinarium (Elazari-Volcani) and to include Halobacterium halobium and Halobacterium cutirubrum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:347.
  • ⏰ According to Ventosa and Oren (1996), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Serratia cutirubra" Lochhead 1934. Publication: Ventosa A, Oren A. Halobacterium salinarum nom. corrig., a name to replace Halobacterium salinarium (Elazari-Volcani) and to include Halobacterium halobium and Halobacterium cutirubrum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:347.
  • ⏰ According to Ventosa and Oren (1996), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Bacterium halobium" Petter 1931. Publication: Ventosa A, Oren A. Halobacterium salinarum nom. corrig., a name to replace Halobacterium salinarium (Elazari-Volcani) and to include Halobacterium halobium and Halobacterium cutirubrum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:347.
  • ⏰ According to Ventosa and Oren (1996), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halobacterium cutirubrum (Lochhead 1934) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Ventosa A, Oren A. Halobacterium salinarum nom. corrig., a name to replace Halobacterium salinarium (Elazari-Volcani) and to include Halobacterium halobium and Halobacterium cutirubrum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:347.
  • ⏰ According to Ventosa and Oren (1996), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halobacterium halobium (Petter 1931) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Ventosa A, Oren A. Halobacterium salinarum nom. corrig., a name to replace Halobacterium salinarium (Elazari-Volcani) and to include Halobacterium halobium and Halobacterium cutirubrum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:347.
  • 😷 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 Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "P650 = v". — 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 213 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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

Assigned by: Elazari-Volcani B. Genus XII. Halobacterium. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 207-212.

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