Name: Petrotoga halophila Miranda-Tello et al. 2007
Etymology: ha.lo’phi.la. Gr. gen. masc. n. halos, salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving
Type strain: CCUG 50214; DSM 16923; MET-B
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16S rRNA gene: AY800102 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Miranda-Tello E, Fardeau ML, Joulian C, Magot M, Thomas P, Tholozan JL, Ollivier B. Petrotoga halophila sp. nov., a thermophilic, moderately halophilic, fermentative bacterium isolated from an offshore oil well in Congo. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:40-44.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:659-660.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Petrotoga Davey et al. 1993
Assigned by: Miranda-Tello E, Fardeau ML, Joulian C, Magot M, Thomas P, Tholozan JL, Ollivier B. Petrotoga halophila sp. nov., a thermophilic, moderately halophilic, fermentative bacterium isolated from an offshore oil well in Congo. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:40-44.
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