Name: Halobaculum magnesiiphilum Shimoshige et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.gne.si.i.phi.lum. N.L. neut. n. magnesium, magnesium (Mg); N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, friend, loving; from Gr. neut. adj. philon, friend; N.L. neut. adj. magnesiiphilum, magnesium-loving

Gender: neuter

Type strain: JCM 17821; KCTC 4100; MGY-184

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB627357 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shimoshige H, Yamada T, Minegishi H, Echigo A, Shimane Y, Kamekura M, Itoh T, Usami R. Halobaculum magnesiiphilum sp. nov., a magnesium-dependent haloarchaeon isolated from commercial salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:861-866.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1939-1941.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Halobaculum Oren et al. 1995

Assigned by: Shimoshige H, Yamada T, Minegishi H, Echigo A, Shimane Y, Kamekura M, Itoh T, Usami R. Halobaculum magnesiiphilum sp. nov., a magnesium-dependent haloarchaeon isolated from commercial salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:861-866.

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Record number: 790578