Name: Halorubrum ezzemoulense Kharroub et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ez.ze.mou.len’se. N.L. neut. adj. ezzemoulense, pertaining to Ezzemoul sabkha, where the type strain was isolated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 5.1; CECT 7099; DSM 17463

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB576126 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kharroub K, Quesada T, Ferrer R, Fuentes S, Aguilera M, Boulahrouf A, Ramos-Cormenzana A, Monteoliva-Sanchez M. Halorubrum ezzemoulense sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from Ezzemoul sabkha, Algeria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1583-1588.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2251-2252.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halorubrum chaoviator Mancinelli et al. 2009	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Corral et al. 2018 Corral P, de la Haba RR, Infante-Dominguez C, Sanchez-Porro C, Amoozegar MA, Papke RT, Ventosa A. Halorubrum chaoviator Mancinelli et al. 2009 is a later, heterotypic synonym of Halorubrum ezzemoulense Kharroub et al. 2006. Emended description of Halorubrum ezzemoulense Kharroub et al. 2006. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3657-3665. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:297-298.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • According to Corral et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halorubrum chaoviator Mancinelli et al. 2009. Publication: Corral P, de la Haba RR, Infante-Dominguez C, Sanchez-Porro C, Amoozegar MA, Papke RT, Ventosa A. Halorubrum chaoviator Mancinelli et al. 2009 is a later, heterotypic synonym of Halorubrum ezzemoulense Kharroub et al. 2006. Emended description of Halorubrum ezzemoulense Kharroub et al. 2006. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3657-3665.
  • 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 68, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:297-298.
  • The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10990 (N = 6).
  • 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: Halorubrum McGenity and Grant 1996

Assigned by: Kharroub K, Quesada T, Ferrer R, Fuentes S, Aguilera M, Boulahrouf A, Ramos-Cormenzana A, Monteoliva-Sanchez M. Halorubrum ezzemoulense sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon isolated from Ezzemoul sabkha, Algeria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1583-1588.

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