Name: Halomicrobium zhouii Yang and Cui 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: zhou’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. zhouii, of Zhou, named in honour of Professor Pei-Jin Zhou, for his contributions to the study of halophilic archaea

Pronunciation, gender: Z͡HOU-i-i, neuter

Type strain: CGMCC 1.10457; JCM 17095; TBN51

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB771432 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yang X, Cui HL. Halomicrobium zhouii sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from a marine solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1235-1240.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2048-2049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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: Halomicrobium Oren et al. 2002

Assigned by: Yang X, Cui HL. Halomicrobium zhouii sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from a marine solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1235-1240.

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Record number: 789913