Name: Pediococcus halophilus Mees 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ha-LO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33315; CCUG 32204; CIP 102263; DSM 20339; IAM 1676; JCM 5888; LMG 11490; NBRC 100498; NCDO 1635; NCFB 1635; NCIB 12011; NCIMB 12011

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ301843 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Mees RH. Onderzoekingen over de Biersarcina. Thesis. Technical University Delft, Delft in Holland, 1934.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Tetragenococcus halophilus (Mees 1934) Collins et al. 1993

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Tetragenococcus halophilus (Mees 1934) Collins et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Pediococcus halophilus 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 Pediococcus.
  • 😷 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 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 18 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Pediococcus Claussen 1903 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Mees RH. Onderzoekingen over de Biersarcina. Thesis. Technical University Delft, Delft in Holland, 1934.

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Record number: 779210