Name: Natronobacterium magadii Tindall et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation, gender: ma-GA-di-i, neuter

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

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16S rRNA gene: AB663458 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tindall BJ, Ross HNM, Grant WD. Natronobacterium gen. nov. and Natronococcus gen. nov., two new genera of haloalkaliphilic archaebacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 5:41-57.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 15. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:355-357.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Natrialba magadii (Tindall et al. 1984) Kamekura et al. 1997	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Natronobacterium magadii 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 Natronobacterium.
  • 😷 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 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Natronobacterium Tindall et al. 1984

Assigned by: Tindall BJ, Ross HNM, Grant WD. Natronobacterium gen. nov. and Natronococcus gen. nov., two new genera of haloalkaliphilic archaebacteria. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 5:41-57.

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Record number: 778595