Species Natronomonas pharaonis

Name: Natronomonas pharaonis (Soliman and Trüper 1983) Kamekura et al. 1997

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Halobacterium pharaonis Soliman and Trüper 1983

Etymology: pha.ra.o’nis. L. gen. masc. n. pharaonis, of Pharaoh, title of the kings of ancient Egypt

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: na-tro-NO-mo-nas p^ha-ra-O-nis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 35678; CIP 103997; DSM 2160; Gabara; IFO 14720; JCM 8858; NBRC 14720; NCIMB 2260; VKM B-1749

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663432 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
    Halobacterium pharaonis Soliman and Trüper 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Natronobacterium pharaonis (Soliman and Trüper 1983) Tindall et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Natronomonas Kamekura et al. 1997. 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. 🇯🇵
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  • 😷 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 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 152 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Natronomonas Kamekura et al. 1997

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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