Name: Limibacillus halophilus Kim et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, friendly, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt loving, referring to the requirement for salt

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CAU 1121; CECT 8803; KCTC 42420; NBRC 110928

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP233090 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kim JH, Konkit M, Yoon JH, Kim W. Limibacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium in the family Rhodospirillaceae isolated from reclaimed land. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3155-3161.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4294-4296.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Limibacillus Kim et al. 2015. Publication: Kim JH, Konkit M, Yoon JH, Kim W. Limibacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium in the family Rhodospirillaceae isolated from reclaimed land. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3155-3161.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Limibacillus Kim et al. 2015

Assigned by: Kim JH, Konkit M, Yoon JH, Kim W. Limibacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium in the family Rhodospirillaceae isolated from reclaimed land. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3155-3161.

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