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Species Halomonas meridiana
Name: Halomonas meridiana James et al. 1990
Etymology: me.ri.di.a’na. L. fem. adj. meridiana, of or belonging to the south
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … me-ri-di-A-na, feminine
Type strain: ACAM 246; ACM 3352; ATCC 49692; CIP 104043; DSM 5425; IFO 15608; NBRC 15608; UQM 3352
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ306891
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
James SR, Dobson SJ, Franzmann PD, McMeekin TA. Halomonas meridiana, a new species of extremely halotolerant bacteria isolated from Antarctic saline lakes. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:270-277. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 35. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:470-471.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Halomonas aquamarina (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Dobson and Franzmann 1996
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Synonyms:
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Notes:
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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. 40. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6482.
- ❗ Halomonas meridiana is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Halomonas.
- 😷 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 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 31 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 40. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6482.
Parent taxon: Halomonas Vreeland et al. 1980
Assigned by:
James SR, Dobson SJ, Franzmann PD, McMeekin TA. Halomonas meridiana, a new species of extremely halotolerant bacteria isolated from Antarctic saline lakes. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1990; 13:270-277.
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Record number: 776778
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