Name: Maricaulis salignorans Abraham et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sa.lig.nor’ans L. masc. n. sal, salt; L. adj. ignorans, ignoring; N.L. adj. salignorans, salt-ignoring, referring to the ability to grow without added salt

Gender: masculine

Type strains: CIP 107439; DSM 16077; LMG 19864; MCS 18

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ227806 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Abraham WR, Strompl C, Bennasar A, Vancanneyt M, Snauwaert C, Swings J, Smit J, Moore ER. Phylogeny of Maricaulis Abraham et al. 1999 and proposal of Maricaulis virginensis sp. nov., M. parjimensis sp. nov., M. washingtonensis sp. nov. and M. salignorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2191-2201.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:375-376.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Maricaulis Abraham et al. 1999

Assigned by: Abraham WR, Strompl C, Bennasar A, Vancanneyt M, Snauwaert C, Swings J, Smit J, Moore ER. Phylogeny of Maricaulis Abraham et al. 1999 and proposal of Maricaulis virginensis sp. nov., M. parjimensis sp. nov., M. washingtonensis sp. nov. and M. salignorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2191-2201.

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