Species Halorubrobacterium distributum

Name: Halorubrobacterium distributum (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Halobacterium distributum corrig. Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989

Etymology: dis.tri.bu’tum. L. neut. adj. distributum, distributed (widely)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-ru-bro-bak-TE-ri-um dis-tri-BU-tum, neuter

Type strain: 1m; ATCC 51197; CGMCC 1.3491; CIP 105238; JCM 10118; JCM 9100; NCIMB 13203; Strain I-M; VKM B-1733

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663410 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kamekura M, Dyall-Smith ML. Taxonomy of the family Halobacteriaceae and the description of two new genera Halorubrobacterium and Natrialba. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1995; 41:333-350. 🇦🇺

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 57. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:625-626.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Halorubrum distributum (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Oren and Ventosa 1996

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halobacterium distributus Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halobacterium distributum corrig. Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halorubrum distributum (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Oren and Ventosa 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Infante-Domingüz et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007. Publication: Infante-Dominguez C, de la Haba RR, Corral P, Sanchez-Porro C, Arahal DR, Ventosa A. Genome-based analyses reveal a synonymy among Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996, Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004, Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007 and Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007. Emended description of Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1698-1705. 🇪🇸
  • ⏰ According to Infante-Domingüz et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007. Publication: Infante-Dominguez C, de la Haba RR, Corral P, Sanchez-Porro C, Arahal DR, Ventosa A. Genome-based analyses reveal a synonymy among Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996, Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004, Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007 and Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007. Emended description of Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1698-1705. 🇪🇸
  • ⏰ According to Infante-Domingüz et al. (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004. Publication: Infante-Dominguez C, de la Haba RR, Corral P, Sanchez-Porro C, Arahal DR, Ventosa A. Genome-based analyses reveal a synonymy among Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996, Halorubrum terrestre Ventosa et al. 2004, Halorubrum arcis Xu et al. 2007 and Halorubrum litoreum Cui et al. 2007. Emended description of Halorubrum distributum Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989; Oren and Ventosa 1996. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1698-1705. 🇪🇸
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3583-3587.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 Genus name Halorubrum has priority over Halorubrobacterium. Publication: McGenity T, Grant WD. Transfer of Halobacterium saccharovorum, Halobacterium sodomense, Halobacterium trapanicum NRC 34021 and Halobacterium lacusprofundi to the genus Halorubrum gen. nov., as Halorubrum saccharovorum comb. nov., Halorubrum sodomense comb. nov., Halorubrum trapanicum comb. nov., and Halorubrum lacusprofundi comb. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1995; 18:237-243. 🇬🇧
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Oren A, Ventosa A. A proposal for the transfer of Halorubrobacterium distributum and Halorubrobacterium coriense to the genus Halorubrum as Halorubrum distributum comb. nov. and Halorubrum coriense comb. nov., respectively. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:1180. 🇮🇱

Parent taxon: Halorubrobacterium Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996

Assigned by: Kamekura M, Dyall-Smith ML. Taxonomy of the family Halobacteriaceae and the description of two new genera Halorubrobacterium and Natrialba. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1995; 41:333-350. 🇦🇺

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