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Species Halomonas desiderata
Name: Halomonas desiderata Berendes et al. 1997
Etymology: de.si.de.ra’ta. L. fem. adj. desiderata, wished for, the strain wished for
Pronunciation, gender: de-si-de-RA-ta, feminine
Type strain: CIP 105505; DSM 9502; FB2; LMG 19548
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X92417
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Berendes F, Gottschalk G, Heine-Dobbernack E, Moore ERB, Tindall BJ. Halomonas desiderata sp. nov., a new alkaliphilic, halotolerant and denitrifying bacterium isolated from a municipal sewage works. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1996; 19:158-167. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 60. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:242.
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 Halomonas daqingensis Wu et al. 2008 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Billgrantia desiderata (Berendes et al. 1997) de la Haba et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Shang et al. (2022), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halomonas daqingensis Wu et al. 2008.
Publication:
Shang J, Xu L, Yang R, Zhao Y, Tang SK, Sun JQ. Halomonas alkalisoli sp. nov., a novel haloalkalophilic species from saline-alkaline soil, and reclassification of Halomonas daqingensis Wu et al. 2008 as a later heterotypic synonym of Halomonas desiderata Berendes et al. 1996. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126351.
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 37. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5696.
- 😷 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 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 20 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 other species in the genus.
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⏰ According to Shang et al. (2022), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halomonas daqingensis Wu et al. 2008.
Publication:
Shang J, Xu L, Yang R, Zhao Y, Tang SK, Sun JQ. Halomonas alkalisoli sp. nov., a novel haloalkalophilic species from saline-alkaline soil, and reclassification of Halomonas daqingensis Wu et al. 2008 as a later heterotypic synonym of Halomonas desiderata Berendes et al. 1996. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126351.
Parent taxon: Halomonas Vreeland et al. 1980
Assigned by:
Berendes F, Gottschalk G, Heine-Dobbernack E, Moore ERB, Tindall BJ. Halomonas desiderata sp. nov., a new alkaliphilic, halotolerant and denitrifying bacterium isolated from a municipal sewage works. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1996; 19:158-167. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 776763
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