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

Category: Species

Proposed as: 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

Gender: 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 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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Record number: 776715