Name: Halococcus agarilyticus Minegishi et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ga.ri.ly’ti.cus. N.L. neut. n. agarum, agar (from Malayan n. agar); N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. agarilyticus, agar-dissolving

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 62E; JCM 19592; KCTC 4143

16S rRNA gene: AB748562 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Minegishi H, Echigo A, Shimane Y, Kamekura M, Itoh T, Ohkuma M, Usami R. Halococcus agarilyticus sp. nov., an agar-degrading haloarchaeon isolated from commercial salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1634-1639.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2343-2344.

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. — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halococcus Schoop 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Minegishi H, Echigo A, Shimane Y, Kamekura M, Itoh T, Ohkuma M, Usami R. Halococcus agarilyticus sp. nov., an agar-degrading haloarchaeon isolated from commercial salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1634-1639.

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Record number: 792845