Name: Salegentibacter salinarum Yoon et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sa.li.na’rum. L. gen. fem. pl. n. salinarum, of salterns

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sal-e-gen-ti-BAK-ter sa-li-NA-rum, masculine

Type strain: CCUG 54354; DSM 23400; ISL-4; KCTC 12975

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF612764 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yoon JH, Lee MH, Kang SJ, Oh TK. Salegentibacter salinarum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:365-369. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1058-1059.

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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 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: Salegentibacter McCammon and Bowman 2000

Assigned by: Yoon JH, Lee MH, Kang SJ, Oh TK. Salegentibacter salinarum sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:365-369. 🇰🇷

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