Name: Haloterrigena turkmenica (Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989) Ventosa et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Halococcus turkmenicus Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989

Etymology: turk.me’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. turkmenica, of Turkmen (Turkmenistan), from where the bacterium was originally isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-ter-RI-ge-na turk-ME-ni-ka, feminine

Type strain: 4k; ATCC 51198; CIP 106419; DSM 5511; JCM 9101; NCIMB 13204; VKM B-1734

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663450 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ventosa A, Gutierrez MC, Kamekura M, Dyall-Smith ML. Proposal to transfer Halococcus turkmenicus, Halobacterium trapanicum JCM 9743 and strain GSL-11 to Haloterrigena turkmenica gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:131-136. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:343-344.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halococcus turkmenicus Zvyagintseva and Tarasov 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Haloterrigena Ventosa et al. 1999. Publication: Ventosa A, Gutierrez MC, Kamekura M, Dyall-Smith ML. Proposal to transfer Halococcus turkmenicus, Halobacterium trapanicum JCM 9743 and strain GSL-11 to Haloterrigena turkmenica gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:131-136. 🇪🇸
  • 😷 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 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 25 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Saunders E, Tindall BJ, Fahnrich R, Lapidus A, Copeland A, Del Rio TG, Lucas S, Chen F, Tice H, Cheng JF, et al. Complete genome sequence of Haloterrigena turkmenica type strain (4k). Stand Genomic Sci 2010; 2:107-116. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Haloterrigena Ventosa et al. 1999

Assigned by: Ventosa A, Gutierrez MC, Kamekura M, Dyall-Smith ML. Proposal to transfer Halococcus turkmenicus, Halobacterium trapanicum JCM 9743 and strain GSL-11 to Haloterrigena turkmenica gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:131-136. 🇪🇸

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