Name: Mesohalobacter halotolerans Feng et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo.to’le.rans. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; L. pres. part. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. masc. part. adj. halotolerans, salt-tolerating

Pronunciation, gender: ha-lo-TO-le-rans, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 52044; MCCC 1H00133; WDS2C27

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16S rRNA gene: KX155776 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Feng X, Zhang JY, Sang J, Mu DS, Du ZJ. Mesohalobacter halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3588-3596.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4848-4850.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Mesohalobacter Feng et al. 2020. Publication: Feng X, Zhang JY, Sang J, Mu DS, Du ZJ. Mesohalobacter halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3588-3596.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates within Psychroflexus and needs revision". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Mesohalobacter Feng et al. 2020

Assigned by: Feng X, Zhang JY, Sang J, Mu DS, Du ZJ. Mesohalobacter halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3588-3596.

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Record number: 8311