Species Micrococcus halobius

Name: Micrococcus halobius Onishi and Kamekura 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’bi.us. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. masc. adj. halobius, living on salt

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 21727; CCM 2591; CCUG 38889; CECT 5018; CIP 81.68; DSM 20541; IFO 15353; JCM 11483; NBRC 15353; VKM B-1317

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16S rRNA gene: X80747 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Onishi H, Kamekura M. Micrococcus halobius sp. n. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1972; 22:233-236.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Nesterenkonia halobia (Onishi and Kamekura 1972) Stackebrandt et al. 1995

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Nesterenkonia halobia (Onishi and Kamekura 1972) Stackebrandt et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Micrococcus halobius is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Micrococcus.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Micrococcus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Onishi H, Kamekura M. Micrococcus halobius sp. n. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1972; 22:233-236.

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Record number: 778113

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