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Species Halomonas muralis
Name: Halomonas muralis Heyrman et al. 2002
Etymology: mu.ra’lis. L. fem. adj. muralis, pertaining or belonging to walls
Pronunciation, gender: mu-RA-lis, feminine
Type strain: CIP 108825; DSM 14789; LMG 20969; R-5058
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ320530
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Heyrman J, Balcaen A, De Vos P, Swings J. Halomonas muralis sp. nov., isolated from microbial biofilms colonizing the walls and murals of the Saint-Catherine chapel (Castle Herberstein, Austria). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2049-2054. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:375-376.
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 Modicisalibacter muralis (Heyrman et al. 2002) de la Haba et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 😷 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 3 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.
Parent taxon: Halomonas Vreeland et al. 1980
Assigned by:
Heyrman J, Balcaen A, De Vos P, Swings J. Halomonas muralis sp. nov., isolated from microbial biofilms colonizing the walls and murals of the Saint-Catherine chapel (Castle Herberstein, Austria). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2049-2054.
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Record number: 776779
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