Species Halobacterium vallismortis

Name: Halobacterium vallismortis González et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: val.lis.mor’tis. L. gen. fem. n. vallis, of the valley; L. gen. fem. n. mortis, of death; N.L. gen. fem. n. vallismortis, of the valley of death, named after Death Valley, California

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-bak-TE-ri-um wal-lis-MOR-tis, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29715; DSM 3756; IFO 14741; JCM 8877; J. F. 54; NBRC 14741; VKM B-1791

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16S rRNA gene: AB355982 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gonzalez C, Gutierrez C, Ramirez C. Halobacterium vallismortis sp. nov. An amylolytic and carbohydrate-metabolizing, extremely halophilic bacterium. Can J Microbiol 1978; 24:710-715.

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: Haloarcula vallismortis (González et al. 1979) Torreblanca et al. 1986

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haloarcula vallismortis (González et al. 1979) Torreblanca et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Halobacterium vallismortis 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 This species is closely related to "Halobacterium marismortui" Elazari-Volcani 1957. Publication: Oren A, Lau PP, Fox GE. The taxonomic status of "Halobacterium marismortui" from the Dead Sea: a comparison with Halobacterium vallismortis. Syst Appl Microbiol 1988; 10:251-258. 🇮🇱

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

Assigned by: Gonzalez C, Gutierrez C, Ramirez C. Halobacterium vallismortis sp. nov. An amylolytic and carbohydrate-metabolizing, extremely halophilic bacterium. Can J Microbiol 1978; 24:710-715.

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