Species Rhodosalinus sediminis

Name: Rhodosalinus sediminis Guo et al. 2017

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: se.di’mi.nis. L. gen. neut. n. sediminis, of sediment

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: r^ho-do-sa-LI-nus se-DI-mi-nis, masculine

Type strain: KCTC 52478; MCCC 1H00170; WDN1C137

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX815123 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Guo LY, Ling SK, Li CM, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Rhodosalinus sediminis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from marine saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5108-5113. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:695-697.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Rhodosalinus Guo et al. 2017. Publication: Guo LY, Ling SK, Li CM, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Rhodosalinus sediminis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from marine saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5108-5113. 🇨🇳
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Rhodosalinus Guo et al. 2017

Assigned by: Guo LY, Ling SK, Li CM, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Rhodosalinus sediminis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from marine saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:5108-5113. 🇨🇳

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