Name: Halofilum ochraceum Xia et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.chra’ce.um. L. fem. n. ochra, ochre, yellow ochre; N.L. neut. adj. ochraceum, the colour of ochre

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CICC 23817; KCTC 42259; MCCC 1H00120; XJ16

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16S rRNA gene: KP052777 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xia J, Zhao JX, Sang J, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Halofilum ochraceum gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from a marine solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:932-938.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2079-2080.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halofilum Xia et al. 2017. Publication: Xia J, Zhao JX, Sang J, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Halofilum ochraceum gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from a marine solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:932-938.
  • 😷 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: Halofilum Xia et al. 2017

Assigned by: Xia J, Zhao JX, Sang J, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Halofilum ochraceum gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from a marine solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:932-938.

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Record number: 795216