Name: Haloferax elongans Allen et al. 2008
Etymology: e.lon’gans. L. part. adj. elongans, elongating/extending, referring to the capacity of the species to form very long rods
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1513; DSM 27209; JCM 14791; SA5; UNSW 104100
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16S rRNA gene: AB663375 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Allen MA, Goh F, Leuko S, Echigo A, Mizuki T, Usami R, Kamekura M, Neilan BA, Burns BP. Haloferax elongans sp. nov. and Haloferax mucosum sp. nov., isolated from microbial mats from Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay, Australia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:798-802.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1513-1514.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Haloferax Torreblanca et al. 1986
Assigned by: Allen MA, Goh F, Leuko S, Echigo A, Mizuki T, Usami R, Kamekura M, Neilan BA, Burns BP. Haloferax elongans sp. nov. and Haloferax mucosum sp. nov., isolated from microbial mats from Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay, Australia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:798-802.
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Record number: 787297