Name: Halorhabdus rudnickae Albuquerque et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rud.nic’kae. N.L. gen. fem. n. rudnickae, of Rudnicka, referring to the Polish microbiologist Wieslawa Rudnicka

Pronunciation, gender: rud-NIK-ka͡e, feminine

Type strain: CECT 8673; DSM 29498; WSM-64

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KT717623 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Albuquerque L, Kowalewicz-Kulbat M, Drzewiecka D, Staczek P, d'Auria G, Rossello-Mora R, da Costa MS. Halorhabdus rudnickae sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a salt mine borehole in Poland. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:100-105.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 170. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2463-2466.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halorhabdus Wainø et al. 2000

Assigned by: Albuquerque L, Kowalewicz-Kulbat M, Drzewiecka D, Staczek P, d'Auria G, Rossello-Mora R, da Costa MS. Halorhabdus rudnickae sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from a salt mine borehole in Poland. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:100-105.

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Record number: 794271