Name: Jeotgalicoccus halophilus Liu et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ha-LO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: C1-52; CGMCC 1.8911; DSM 27396; NBRC 105788

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ386517 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu WY, Jiang LL, Guo CJ, Yang SS. Jeotgalicoccus halophilus sp. nov., isolated from salt lakes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1720-1724. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2331-2332.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Jeotgalicoccus aerolatus Martin et al. 2011

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Jeotgalicoccus aerolatus Martin et al. 2011	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Kämpfer et al. (2021), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Jeotgalicoccus aerolatus Martin et al. 2011. Publication: Kampfer P, Busse HJ, Glaeser SP, Clermont D, Criscuolo A, Mietke H. Jeotgalicoccus meleagridis sp. nov. isolated from bioaerosol from emissions of a turkey fattening plant and reclassification of Jeotgalicoccus halophilus Liu et al. 2011 as a later heterotypic synonym of Jeotgalicoccus aerolatus Martin et al. 2011. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 71:0. 🇩🇪
  • 🏢 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 71, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4812.
  • ❗ Jeotgalicoccus halophilus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Jeotgalicoccus.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.16535 (N = 7).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Jeotgalicoccus Yoon et al. 2003

Assigned by: Liu WY, Jiang LL, Guo CJ, Yang SS. Jeotgalicoccus halophilus sp. nov., isolated from salt lakes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1720-1724. 🇨🇳

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