Name: Psychroflexus halocasei Seiler et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo.ca’se.i. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; L. masc. n. caseus, cheese; N.L. gen. neut. n. halocasei, a (moderate) halophile of cheese

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ha-lo-KA-se-i, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 59705; DSM 23581; LMG 25857; WCC 4520; WS 4520

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FR714910 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Seiler H, Bleicher A, Busse HJ, Hufner J, Scherer S. Psychroflexus halocasei sp. nov., isolated from a microbial consortium on a cheese. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1850-1856. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2555-2556.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Psychroflexus Bowman et al. 1999

Assigned by: Seiler H, Bleicher A, Busse HJ, Hufner J, Scherer S. Psychroflexus halocasei sp. nov., isolated from a microbial consortium on a cheese. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1850-1856. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 790090