Name: Halonatronum saccharophilum Zhilina et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sac.cha.ro’phi.lum. Gr. neut. n. sakchar, sugar; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. neut. adj. saccharophilum, sugar-loving

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 13868; UNIQEM 211; UNIQUEM 211; Z-7986

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY014858 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zhilina TN, Garnova ES, Tourova TP, Kostrikina NA, Zavarzin GA. Halonatronum saccharophilum gen. nov., sp. nov.: a new haloalkaliphilic bacterium of the order Haloanaerobiales from Lake Magadi. Mikrobiologiya 2001; 70:77-85.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 79. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:263-265.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halonatronum Zhilina et al. 2001. Publication: Zhilina TN, Garnova ES, Tourova TP, Kostrikina NA, Zavarzin GA. Halonatronum saccharophilum gen. nov., sp. nov.: a new haloalkaliphilic bacterium of the order Haloanaerobiales from Lake Magadi. Mikrobiologiya 2001; 70:77-85.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Halonatronum Zhilina et al. 2001

Assigned by: Zhilina TN, Garnova ES, Tourova TP, Kostrikina NA, Zavarzin GA. Halonatronum saccharophilum gen. nov., sp. nov.: a new haloalkaliphilic bacterium of the order Haloanaerobiales from Lake Magadi. Mikrobiologiya 2001; 70:77-85.

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