Name: Halobaculum gomorrense Oren et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: go.morr.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. gomorrense, pertaining to Gomorra, a biblical city near the Dead Sea

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 700876; DS2807; DSM 9297; JCM 9908

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663364 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Oren A, Gurevich P, Gemmell RT, Teske A. Halobaculum gomorrense gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel extremely halophilic archaeon from the Dead Sea. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:747-754.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:364-365.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halobaculum Oren et al. 1995. Publication: Oren A, Gurevich P, Gemmell RT, Teske A. Halobaculum gomorrense gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel extremely halophilic archaeon from the Dead Sea. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:747-754.
  • 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Halobaculum Oren et al. 1995

Assigned by: Oren A, Gurevich P, Gemmell RT, Teske A. Halobaculum gomorrense gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel extremely halophilic archaeon from the Dead Sea. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:747-754.

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Record number: 776721