Name: Halococcus salsus Chen et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sal’sus. L. masc. part. adj. salsus, salted, salty, intended to mean salt-loving

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.16025; NBRC 112867; ZJ1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG097854 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Chen S, Sun S, Xu Y, Liu HC. Halococcus salsus sp. nov., a novel halophilic archaeon isolated from rock salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3754-3759.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:600-601.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Halococcus Schoop 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Chen S, Sun S, Xu Y, Liu HC. Halococcus salsus sp. nov., a novel halophilic archaeon isolated from rock salt. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3754-3759.

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Record number: 797999