Species Rhodosalinus halophilus

Name: Rhodosalinus halophilus Liu et al. 2019

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^ho-do-sa-LI-nus ha-LO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Type strain: E84; KCTC 52697; MCCC 1H00231

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16S rRNA gene: KY344792 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu ZW, Wang TJ, Yang H, Lu DC, Du ZJ. Rhodosalinus halophilus sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Rhodosalinus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3305-3309. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6-8.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Rhodosalinus Guo et al. 2017

Assigned by: Liu ZW, Wang TJ, Yang H, Lu DC, Du ZJ. Rhodosalinus halophilus sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern, and emended description of the genus Rhodosalinus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3305-3309. 🇨🇳

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