Name: Halococcus turkmenicus Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: turk.me’ni.cus. N.L. masc. adj. turkmenicus, of Turkmen (Turkmenistan), from where the bacterium was originally isolated

Pronunciation, gender: turk-ME-ni-kus, masculine

Type strain: 4k; ATCC 51198; CIP 106419; DSM 5511; JCM 9101; NCIMB 13204; VKM B-1734

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16S rRNA gene: AB663450 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zvyagintseva IS, Tarasov AL. Extreme halophilic bacteria from saline soils. Mikrobiologiya 1987; 56:839-844.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 31. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1989; 39:495-497.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Haloterrigena turkmenica (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Ventosa et al. 1999

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Haloterrigena turkmenica (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Ventosa et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Halococcus turkmenicus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Halococcus.
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halococcus Schoop 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zvyagintseva IS, Tarasov AL. Extreme halophilic bacteria from saline soils. Mikrobiologiya 1987; 56:839-844.

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Record number: 776735