Name: Haloferax sulfurifontis Elshahed et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sul.fu.ri.fon’tis. L. masc. n. fons (gen. fontis), spring; L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); N.L. gen. masc. n. sulfurifontis, of a sulfurous spring

Pronunciation, gender: sul-fu-ri-FON-tis, neuter

Type strain: CCM 7217; CIP 108334; DSM 16227; JCM 12327; M6

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16S rRNA gene: AB663382 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Elshahed MS, Savage KN, Oren A, Gutierrez MC, Ventosa A, Krumholz LR. Haloferax sulfurifontis sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a sulfide- and sulfur-rich spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2275-2279. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:551-554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Haloferax Torreblanca et al. 1986

Assigned by: Elshahed MS, Savage KN, Oren A, Gutierrez MC, Ventosa A, Krumholz LR. Haloferax sulfurifontis sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a sulfide- and sulfur-rich spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2275-2279. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 776743