Name: Melghiribacillus thermohalophilus Addou et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ther.mo.ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. fem. adj. thermê, heat; Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. thermohalophilus, heat- and salt-loving

Pronunciation, gender: t^her-mo-ha-LO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 62543; DSM 25894; Nari2A

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16S rRNA gene: KC845574 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Addou NA, Schumann P, Sproer C, Ben Hania W, Hacene H, Fauque G, Cayol JL, Fardeau ML. Melghiribacillus thermohalophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel filamentous, endospore-forming, thermophilic and halophilic bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1172-1179.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2026-2027.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Melghiribacillus Addou et al. 2015. Publication: Addou NA, Schumann P, Sproer C, Ben Hania W, Hacene H, Fauque G, Cayol JL, Fardeau ML. Melghiribacillus thermohalophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel filamentous, endospore-forming, thermophilic and halophilic bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1172-1179.
  • 😢 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 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Melghiribacillus Addou et al. 2015

Assigned by: Addou NA, Schumann P, Sproer C, Ben Hania W, Hacene H, Fauque G, Cayol JL, Fardeau ML. Melghiribacillus thermohalophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel filamentous, endospore-forming, thermophilic and halophilic bacterium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1172-1179.

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