Name: Lunatimonas salinarum Divyasree et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sa.li.na’rum. L. gen. fem. pl. n. salinarum, of salt works

Gender: feminine

Type strain: JC344; KCTC 42988; LMG 29259

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LN997816 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Divyasree B, Srinivas A, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Description of Lunatimonas salinarum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5223-5227.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:525-528.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Lunatimonas Srinivas et al. 2015

Assigned by: Divyasree B, Srinivas A, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Description of Lunatimonas salinarum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5223-5227.

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Record number: 794898