Species Natrialba magadii

Name: Natrialba magadii (Tindall et al. 1984) Kamekura et al. 1997

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Natronobacterium magadii Tindall et al. 1984

Etymology: ma.ga’di.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. magadii, of Magadi, named for Lake Magadi, a saline soda lake in Kenya

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: na-tri-AL-ba ma-GA-di-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 43099; CIP 104546; DSM 3394; JCM 8861; NBRC 102185; NCIMB 2190; NCMB 21; Strain MS3

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663458 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kamekura M, Dyall-Smith ML, Upasani V, Ventosa A, Kates M. Diversity of alkaliphilic halobacteria: proposals for transfer of Natronobacterium vacuolatum, Natronobacterium magadii, and Natronobacterium pharaonis to Halorubrum, Natrialba, and Natronomonas gen. nov., respectively, as Halorubrum vacuolatum comb. nov., Natrialba magadii comb. nov., and Natronomonas pharaonis comb. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:853-857. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1275-1276.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Natronobacterium magadii Tindall et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03125 (N = 21).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2026-08-13. 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 42 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Natrialba Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996

Assigned by: Kamekura M, Dyall-Smith ML, Upasani V, Ventosa A, Kates M. Diversity of alkaliphilic halobacteria: proposals for transfer of Natronobacterium vacuolatum, Natronobacterium magadii, and Natronobacterium pharaonis to Halorubrum, Natrialba, and Natronomonas gen. nov., respectively, as Halorubrum vacuolatum comb. nov., Natrialba magadii comb. nov., and Natronomonas pharaonis comb. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:853-857. 🇯🇵

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