Species Haloferax mucosum

Name: Haloferax mucosum Allen et al. 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: mu.co’sum. L. neut. adj. mucosum, slimy, a property of the colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-LO-fe-rax mu-KO-sum, neuter

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

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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