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Species Halomonas caseinilytica

Name: Halomonas caseinilytica Wu et al. 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ca.se.i.ni.ly’ti.ca. N.L. neut. n. caseinum, casein; Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. adj. lyticus -a -um, able to loose, able to dissolve; from Gr. adj. lytikos -ê -on, able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. caseinilytica, casein-dissolving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-LO-mo-nas ka-se-i-ni-LY-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: AJ 261; CGMCC 1.6773; DSM 23509; JCM 14802

16S rRNA gene: EF527874 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Wu YH, Xu XW, Huo YY, Zhou P, Zhu XF, Zhang HB, Wu M. Halomonas caseinilytica sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from a saline lake on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1259-1262. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1783-1784.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • ⏰ According to Hwang et al. (2016), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halomonas sinaiensis Romano et al. 2011. Publication: Hwang CY, Lee I, Yoon SJ, Lee YM, Lee WS, Lee HK. Reclassification of Halomonas caseinilytica Wu et al. 2008 as a later synonym of Halomonas sinaiensis Romano et al. 2007, and emendation of the species description. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2016; 109:1345-1352. 🇰🇷
    • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 25. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:7-8.
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 8 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Halomonas Vreeland et al. 1980

Assigned by: Wu YH, Xu XW, Huo YY, Zhou P, Zhu XF, Zhang HB, Wu M. Halomonas caseinilytica sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from a saline lake on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1259-1262. 🇨🇳

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