Name: Halococcus salifodinae Denner et al. 1994

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sa.li.fo.di’nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. salifodinae, of a salt mine, referring to the source of the isolate

Pronunciation, gender: sa-li-fo-DI-na͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51437; Blp; DSM 8989; JCM 9578; VKM B-2108

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16S rRNA gene: AB663371 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Denner EBM, McGenity TJ, Busse HJ, Grant WD, Wanner G, Stan-Lotter H. Halococcus salifodinae sp. nov., an archaeal isolate from an Austrian salt mine. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:774-780.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 44, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:199-200.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 20 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halococcus Schoop 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Denner EBM, McGenity TJ, Busse HJ, Grant WD, Wanner G, Stan-Lotter H. Halococcus salifodinae sp. nov., an archaeal isolate from an Austrian salt mine. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:774-780.

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Record number: 776733