Name: Haloferax mucosum Allen et al. 2008
Etymology: mu.co’sum. L. neut. adj. mucosum, slimy, a property of the colonies
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1512; DSM 27191; JCM 14792; PA12; UNSW 104200
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16S rRNA gene: AB545860 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: 787298