Name: Halobaculum gomorrense Oren et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-BA-ku-lum go-mor-REN-se, neuter

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

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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 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

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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