Name: Halorhabdus utahensis Wainø et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: u.ta.hen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. utahensis, of or belonging to the state of Utah, USA, where the strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: u-ta-HEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: AX-2; DSM 12940; JCM 11049

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663400 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Waino M, Tindall BJ, Ingvorsen K. Halorhabdus utahensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, extremely halophilic member of the Archaea from Great Salt Lake, Utah. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:183-190.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:425-426.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halorhabdus Wainø et al. 2000. Publication: Waino M, Tindall BJ, Ingvorsen K. Halorhabdus utahensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, extremely halophilic member of the Archaea from Great Salt Lake, Utah. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:183-190.
  • 😷 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 16 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: Anderson I, Tindall BJ, Pomrenke H, Goker M, Lapidus A, Nolan M, Copeland A, Glavina Del Rio T, Chen F, Tice H, et al. Complete genome sequence of Halorhabdus utahensis type strain (AX-2). Stand Genomic Sci 2009; 1:218-225.

Parent taxon: Halorhabdus Wainø et al. 2000

Assigned by: Waino M, Tindall BJ, Ingvorsen K. Halorhabdus utahensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, extremely halophilic member of the Archaea from Great Salt Lake, Utah. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:183-190.

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