Name: Halorhodospira abdelmalekii (Imhoff and Trüper 1982) Imhoff and Süling 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Ectothiorhodospira abdelmalekii Imhoff and Trüper 1982

Etymology: ab.del.ma.le’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. abdelmalekii, of Abd-El-Malek, named for Yousef Abd-El-Malek, an Egyptian microbiologist

Pronunciation, gender: ab-del-ma-LE-ki-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 35917; BN 9840; DSM 2110

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X93477 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Imhoff JF, Suling J. The phylogenetic relationship among Ectothiorhodospiraceae: a reevaluation of their taxonomy on the basis of 16S rDNA analyses. Arch Microbiol 1996; 165:106-113.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 62. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:915-916.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Halochlorospira abdelmalekii" (Imhoff and Trüper 1982) Imhoff et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Ectothiorhodospira abdelmalekii Imhoff and Trüper 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Halorhodospira Imhoff and Süling 1997

Assigned by: Imhoff JF, Suling J. The phylogenetic relationship among Ectothiorhodospiraceae: a reevaluation of their taxonomy on the basis of 16S rDNA analyses. Arch Microbiol 1996; 165:106-113.

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Record number: 776797