Name: Halococcus thailandensis Namwong et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: thai.lan.den’sis. N.L. masc. adj. thailandensis, pertaining to Thailand, where the first strains were isolated

Pronunciation, gender: t^hai-lan-DEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: BCC 20213; HDB5-2; JCM 13552; PCU 278

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16S rRNA gene: AB549236 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Namwong S, Tanasupawat S, Visessanguan W, Kudo T, Itoh T. Halococcus thailandensis sp. nov., from fish sauce in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2199-2203.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:3-4.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halococcus Schoop 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Namwong S, Tanasupawat S, Visessanguan W, Kudo T, Itoh T. Halococcus thailandensis sp. nov., from fish sauce in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2199-2203.

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Record number: 786775