Name: Halococcus dombrowskii Stan-Lotter et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: dom.brows’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. dombrowskii, of Dombrowski, referring to Heinz J. Dombrowski, a pioneer in the isolation of micro-organisms from very ancient materials

Pronunciation, gender: dom-BROWS-ki-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-364; DSM 14522; H4; JCM 12289; NCIMB 13803

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663366 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Stan-Lotter H, Pfaffenhuemer M, Legat A, Busse HJ, Radax C, Gruber C. Halococcus dombrowskii sp. nov., an archaeal isolate from a Permian alpine salt deposit. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1807-1814.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:3-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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. — 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 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The specific epithet is a N.L. gen. n., not a L. masc. adj. as cited in the paper by Stan-Lotter et al. 2002. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Parent taxon: Halococcus Schoop 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Stan-Lotter H, Pfaffenhuemer M, Legat A, Busse HJ, Radax C, Gruber C. Halococcus dombrowskii sp. nov., an archaeal isolate from a Permian alpine salt deposit. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1807-1814.

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Record number: 776729