Name: Natrinema versiforme Xin et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ver.si.for’me. N.L. neut. adj. versiforme, changing its form, changeable, of various shapes, the various-shaped Natrinema

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: na-tri-NE-ma wer-si-FOR-me, neuter

Type strain: ANMR 149; CGMCC 1.2365; DSM 16034; JCM 10478; XF10

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16S rRNA gene: AB663465 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xin H, Itoh T, Zhou P, Suzuki K, Kamekura M, Nakase T. Natrinema versiforme sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from Aibi salt lake, Xinjiang, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1297-1303. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1419-1420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 According to the Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae, Natrinema versiforme was previously known as "Natrinema patibile". Publication: Oren A, Ventosa A. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:289-290. 🇮🇱

Parent taxon: Natrinema McGenity et al. 1998

Assigned by: Xin H, Itoh T, Zhou P, Suzuki K, Kamekura M, Nakase T. Natrinema versiforme sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon from Aibi salt lake, Xinjiang, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1297-1303. 🇯🇵

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