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Species Halomonas vilamensis
Name: Halomonas vilamensis Menes et al. 2011
Etymology: vi.la.men’sis. N.L. fem. adj. vilamensis, pertaining to Laguna Vilama, Jujuy, Argentina
Pronunciation, gender: wi-la-MEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: DSM 21020; LMG 24332; SV325
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EU557315
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Menes RJ, Viera CE, Farias ME, Seufferheld MJ. Halomonas vilamensis sp. nov., isolated from high-altitude Andean lakes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1211-1217. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1765-1766.
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 Vreelandella vilamensis (Menes et al. 2011) de la Haba et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 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 2 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:
Menes RJ, Viera CE, Farias ME, Seufferheld MJ. Halomonas vilamensis sp. nov., isolated from high-altitude Andean lakes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1211-1217. 🇺🇾
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Record number: 789197
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