Species ***Halomonas* *subglaciescola***

Name: Halomonas subglaciescola Franzmann et al. 1987

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sub.gla.ci.es’co.la. L. prep. sub, under, below; L. fem. n. glacies, ice; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. subglaciescola, dwelling below ice

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-LO-mo-nas sub-gla-ki-ES-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: ACAM 12; ACM 2926; ATCC 43668; CGMCC 1.2310; CGMCC 1.2563; CIP 104042; DSM 4683; IAM 14167; IFO 14766; JCM 21045; NBRC 14766; NCIMB 12994; UQM 2926

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16S rRNA gene: AJ306892 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Franzmann PD, Burton HR, McMeekin TA. Halomonas subglaciescola, a new species of halotolerant bacteria isolated from Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:27-34. 🇦🇺

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Vreelandella subglaciescola (Franzmann et al. 1987) de la Haba et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: LMG 8824.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 3 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: Franzmann PD, Burton HR, McMeekin TA. Halomonas subglaciescola, a new species of halotolerant bacteria isolated from Antarctica. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:27-34. 🇦🇺

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Species Halomonas subglaciescola

Species ***Halomonas* *subglaciescola***