Name: Hydrogenovibrio halophilus (Sorokin et al. 2006) Boden et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Thiomicrospira halophila Sorokin et al. 2006

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, friend, someone dearly loved; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: hy-dro-ge-no-WI-bri-o ha-LO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: DSM 15072; HL 5; UNIQEM U221

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ390450 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Boden R, Scott KM, Williams J, Russel S, Antonen K, Rae AW, Hutt LP. An evaluation of Thiomicrospira, Hydrogenovibrio and Thioalkalimicrobium: reclassification of four species of Thiomicrospira to each Thiomicrorhabdus gen. nov. and Hydrogenovibrio, and reclassification of all four species of Thioalkalimicrobium to Thiomicrospira. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1140-1151. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2495-2498.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thiomicrospira halophila Sorokin et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00084 (N = 7).
  • 😷 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.

Parent taxon: Hydrogenovibrio Nishihara et al. 1991

Assigned by: Boden R, Scott KM, Williams J, Russel S, Antonen K, Rae AW, Hutt LP. An evaluation of Thiomicrospira, Hydrogenovibrio and Thioalkalimicrobium: reclassification of four species of Thiomicrospira to each Thiomicrorhabdus gen. nov. and Hydrogenovibrio, and reclassification of all four species of Thioalkalimicrobium to Thiomicrospira. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1140-1151. 🇬🇧

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