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Species Halomonas magadiensis

Name: Halomonas magadiensis corrig. Duckworth et al. 2000

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ga.di.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. magadiensis, pertaining to Magadi, named for lake Magadi, a saline soda lake in Kenya

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-LO-mo-nas ma-ga-di-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: 21 MI; CIP 106823; CIP 106874; DSM 15367; Lake Magadi isolate 21M1; NCIMB 13595

16S rRNA gene: X92150 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Duckworth AW, Grant WD, Jones BE, Meijer D, Marquez MC, Ventosa A. Halomonas magadii sp. nov., a new member of the genus Halomonas, isolated from a soda lake of the East African Rift Valley. Extremophiles 2000; 4:53-60. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 75. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1415-1417.

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 6 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.
    • 🧍 Complete authorship reads: Duckworth, Grant, Jones, Márquez and Ventosa 2000 in Duckworth, Grant, Jones, Meijer, Márquez and Ventosa 2000.
    • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSEM 50:1415; Halomonas magadii (sic). Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 75. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1415-1417.
    • 🧍 The spelling of the specific epithet, magadii (sic), has been corrected on validation according to Rule 61 of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision). Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 75. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1415-1417.

Parent taxon: Halomonas Vreeland et al. 1980

Assigned by: Duckworth AW, Grant WD, Jones BE, Meijer D, Marquez MC, Ventosa A. Halomonas magadii sp. nov., a new member of the genus Halomonas, isolated from a soda lake of the East African Rift Valley. Extremophiles 2000; 4:53-60. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 776774