Name: Halorussus amylolyticus Yuan et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.my.lo.ly’ti.cus. Gr. neut. n. amylon, starch; N.L. masc. adj. lyticus, able to loosen, able to dissolve; from Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. masc. adj. amylolyticus, starch degrading

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-RUS-sus a-my-lo-LY-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12126; JCM 18367; YC93

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KM368828 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yuan PP, Ye WT, Pan JX, Han D, Zhang WJ, Cui HL. Halorussus amylolyticus sp. nov., isolated from an inland salt lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3734-3738. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Halorussus Cui et al. 2014

Assigned by: Yuan PP, Ye WT, Pan JX, Han D, Zhang WJ, Cui HL. Halorussus amylolyticus sp. nov., isolated from an inland salt lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3734-3738. 🇨🇳

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