Name: Natronobacterium texcoconense Ruiz-Romero et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tex.co.co.nen’se. N.L. neut. adj. texcoconense, of or belonging to Texcoco

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: na-tro-no-bak-TE-ri-um tex-ko-ko-NEN-se, neuter

Type strain: B 23; CECT 8068; DSM 24767; JCM 17655

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB935412 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ruiz-Romero E, Sanchez-Lopez KB, de los Angeles Coutino-Coutino M, Gonzalez-Pozos S, Bello-Lopez JM, Lopez-Ramirez MP, Ramirez-Villanueva DA, Dendooven L. Natronobacterium texcoconense sp. nov., a haloalkaliphilic archaeon isolated from soil of a former lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4163-4166. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:313-315.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Natronobacterium Tindall et al. 1984

Assigned by: Ruiz-Romero E, Sanchez-Lopez KB, de los Angeles Coutino-Coutino M, Gonzalez-Pozos S, Bello-Lopez JM, Lopez-Ramirez MP, Ramirez-Villanueva DA, Dendooven L. Natronobacterium texcoconense sp. nov., a haloalkaliphilic archaeon isolated from soil of a former lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4163-4166. 🇺🇸

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