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Species Halomonas boliviensis
Name: Halomonas boliviensis Quillaguamán et al. 2004
Etymology: bo.li.vi.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. boliviensis, from Bolivia, relating to the country where the bacteria were isolated
Pronunciation, gender: … bo-li-wi-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-759; DSM 15516; LC1
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY245449
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Quillaguaman J, Hatti-Kaul R, Mattiasson B, Alvarez MT, Delgado O. Halomonas boliviensis sp. nov., an alkalitolerant, moderate halophile isolated from soil around a Bolivian hypersaline lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:721-725. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1427-1428.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Vreelandella boliviensis (Quillaguamán et al. 2004) de la Haba et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 32 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Halomonas Vreeland et al. 1980
Assigned by:
Quillaguaman J, Hatti-Kaul R, Mattiasson B, Alvarez MT, Delgado O. Halomonas boliviensis sp. nov., an alkalitolerant, moderate halophile isolated from soil around a Bolivian hypersaline lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:721-725. 🇸🇪
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Record number: 776758
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