Species Kocuria halotolerans

Name: Kocuria halotolerans Tang et al. 2009

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo.to’le.rans. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating, enduring; N.L. fem. part. adj. halotolerans, salt-tolerating

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-KU-ri-a ha-lo-TO-le-rans, feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 206069; DSM 18442; KCTC 19172; YIM 90716

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ979377 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Tang SK, Wang Y, Lou K, Mao PH, Xu LH, Jiang CL, Kim CJ, Li WJ. Kocuria halotolerans sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from a saline soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1316-1320. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2131-2132.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Rothia halotolerans (Tang et al. 2009) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rothia halotolerans (Tang et al. 2009) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Kocuria halotolerans 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 Kocuria.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Hamedi J, Mohammadipanah F, Ventosa A. Systematic and biotechnological aspects of halophilic and halotolerant actinomycetes. Extremophiles 2013; 17:1-13. 🇮🇷

Parent taxon: Kocuria Stackebrandt et al. 1995

Assigned by: Tang SK, Wang Y, Lou K, Mao PH, Xu LH, Jiang CL, Kim CJ, Li WJ. Kocuria halotolerans sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from a saline soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1316-1320. 🇨🇳

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