Name: Lentibacillus salinarum Lee et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sa.lin.a’rum. L. gen. fem. pl. n. salinarum, of salt-works

Gender: masculine

Type strain: AHS-1; CCUG 54822; DSM 21356; KCTC 13162

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF601571 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee SY, Choi WY, Oh TK, Yoon JH. Lentibacillus salinarum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:45-49.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:747-748.

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. 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 phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10909 (N = 71).
  • 😷 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: Lentibacillus Yoon et al. 2002

Assigned by: Lee SY, Choi WY, Oh TK, Yoon JH. Lentibacillus salinarum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern in Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:45-49.

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