Name: Natribacillus halophilus Echigo et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals, salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt loving

Gender: masculine

Type strain: DSM 21771; HN30; JCM 15649

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB449109 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Echigo A, Minegishi H, Shimane Y, Kamekura M, Usami R. Natribacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkalitolerant bacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:289-294.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1020.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Natribacillus Echigo et al. 2012. Publication: Echigo A, Minegishi H, Shimane Y, Kamekura M, Usami R. Natribacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkalitolerant bacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:289-294.
  • 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Natribacillus Echigo et al. 2012

Assigned by: Echigo A, Minegishi H, Shimane Y, Kamekura M, Usami R. Natribacillus halophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic and alkalitolerant bacterium isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:289-294.

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