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Species Halomonas canadensis
Name: Halomonas canadensis Huval et al. 1996
Etymology: ca.na.den’sis. N.L. fem. adj. canadensis, pertaining to Canada, the country where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ka-na-DEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 43984; CCM 4919; CECT 5385; CIP 105571; DSM 6769; LMG 19547; NCIMB 13767; NRCC 41227
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ295143
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Huval JH, Latta R, Wallace R, Kushner DJ, Vreeland RH. Description of two new species of Halomonas: Halomonas israelensis sp.nov. and Halomonas canadensis sp.nov. Can J Microbiol 1995; 41:1124-1131. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 59. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:1189-1190.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Chromohalobacter canadensis (Huval et al. 1996) Arahal et al. 2001
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Chromohalobacter canadensis (Huval et al. 1996) Arahal et al. 2001 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Halomonas canadensis 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 Halomonas.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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:
Huval JH, Latta R, Wallace R, Kushner DJ, Vreeland RH. Description of two new species of Halomonas: Halomonas israelensis sp.nov. and Halomonas canadensis sp.nov. Can J Microbiol 1995; 41:1124-1131.
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Record number: 776761
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