Name: Halobacteroides halobius Oren et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’bi.us. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. masc. adj. halobius, living on salt

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 35273; DSM 5150; MD-1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X89074 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Oren A, Weisburg WG, Kessel M, Woese CR. Halobacteroides halobius gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic anaerobic bacterium from the bottom sediments of the Dead Sea. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 5:58-69.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 15. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:355-357.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halobacteroides Oren et al. 1984. Publication: Oren A, Weisburg WG, Kessel M, Woese CR. Halobacteroides halobius gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic anaerobic bacterium from the bottom sediments of the Dead Sea. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 5:58-69.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Halobacteroides Oren et al. 1984

Assigned by: Oren A, Weisburg WG, Kessel M, Woese CR. Halobacteroides halobius gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic anaerobic bacterium from the bottom sediments of the Dead Sea. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 5:58-69.

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