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Species Halomonas elongata

Classification: 

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Gammaproteobacteria Oceanospirillales Halomonadaceae Halomonas Halomonas elongata

Name: Halomonas elongata Vreeland et al. 1980

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: e.lon.ga’ta. L. fem. part. adj. elongata, elongated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-LO-mo-nas e-lon-GA-ta, feminine

Type strain: 1H9; ATCC 33173; CIP 104264; DSM 2581; IFO 15536; JCM 21044; LMG 9076; NBRC 15536

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16S rRNA gene: X67023 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Vreeland RH, Litchfield CD, Martin EL, Elliot E. Halomonas elongata, a new genus and species of extremely salt-tolerant bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:485-495. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halomonas Vreeland et al. 1980. Publication: Vreeland RH, Litchfield CD, Martin EL, Elliot E. Halomonas elongata, a new genus and species of extremely salt-tolerant bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:485-495. 🇺🇸
    • 😷 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 = 1. — 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 161 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: Vreeland RH, Litchfield CD, Martin EL, Elliot E. Halomonas elongata, a new genus and species of extremely salt-tolerant bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:485-495. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 776764

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