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Species Halomonas cerina

Name: Halomonas cerina González-Domenech et al. 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ce’ri.na. L. fem. adj. cerina, the colour of beeswax, describing the colour of the mature colonies

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-LO-mo-nas KE-ri-na, feminine

Type strain: CECT 7282; DSM 23438; LMG 24145; SP 4

16S rRNA gene: EF613112 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Gonzalez-Domenech CM, Martinez-Checa F, Quesada E, Bejar V. Halomonas cerina sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, denitrifying, exopolysaccharide-producing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:803-809. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1513-1514.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 5 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: Gonzalez-Domenech CM, Martinez-Checa F, Quesada E, Bejar V. Halomonas cerina sp. nov., a moderately halophilic, denitrifying, exopolysaccharide-producing bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:803-809. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 787299