Etymology:
ka.tes.i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n.katesii, of Kates, named in honour of Professor Morris Kates, for his contributions on halophilic micro-organisms
Valid publication:
Kharroub K, Lizama C, Aguilera M, Boulahrouf A, Campos V, Ramos-Cormenzana A, Monteoliva-Sanchez M. Halomicrobium katesii sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2354-2358.
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3-4.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Notes:
⏲ According to Xin et al. (2022), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Haloarculamukohataei Ihara et al. 1997.Publication:
Xin YJ, Bao CX, Li SY, Hu XY, Zhu L, Wei W, Hou J, Cui HL. Genome-based taxonomy of genera Halomicrobium and Halosiccatus, and description of Halomicrobium salinisoli sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126308.
⏲ According to Xin et al. (2022), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Halomicrobiummukohataei (Ihara et al. 1997) Oren et al. 2002.Publication:
Xin YJ, Bao CX, Li SY, Hu XY, Zhu L, Wei W, Hou J, Cui HL. Genome-based taxonomy of genera Halomicrobium and Halosiccatus, and description of Halomicrobium salinisoli sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126308.
🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.Publication:
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 36. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5413.
❗ Halomicrobiumkatesii is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Halomicrobium.
😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.Publication:
Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.