Name: Limibaculum halophilum Shin et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: li-mi-BA-ku-lum ha-LO-p^hi-lum, neuter

Type strain: CAU 1123; KCTC 52187; NBRC 112522

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16S rRNA gene: KX774334 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Shin YH, Kim JH, Suckhoom A, Kantachote D, Kim W. Limibaculum halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Rhodobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3812-3818. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Limibaculum Shin et al. 2017. Publication: Shin YH, Kim JH, Suckhoom A, Kantachote D, Kim W. Limibaculum halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Rhodobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3812-3818. 🇰🇷
  • 😢 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. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. 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 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Limibaculum Shin et al. 2017

Assigned by: Shin YH, Kim JH, Suckhoom A, Kantachote D, Kim W. Limibaculum halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Rhodobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3812-3818. 🇰🇷

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