Species Piscibacillus halophilus

Name: Piscibacillus halophilus Amoozegar et al. 2009

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pis-ki-ba-KIL-lus ha-LO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: CCM 7596; DSM 21633; HS224; JCM 15721; LMG 24786

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FM864227 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Amoozegar MA, Sanchez-Porro C, Rohban R, Hajighasemi M, Ventosa A. Piscibacillus halophilus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from a hypersaline Iranian lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3095-3099. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:473-474.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00768 (N = 96).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Piscibacillus Tanasupawat et al. 2007

Assigned by: Amoozegar MA, Sanchez-Porro C, Rohban R, Hajighasemi M, Ventosa A. Piscibacillus halophilus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from a hypersaline Iranian lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3095-3099. 🇪🇸

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