Name: Salibacterium halochares (Pappa et al. 2010) Reddy et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus halochares Pappa et al. 2010

Etymology: ha.lo.cha’res. Gr. masc. n. hals, salt; Gr. suff. -chares, delighting in; from Gr. ind. v. chairô, to rejoice at, to delight in; N.L. neut. part. adj. halochares, finding pleasure in salt (salty environments)

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 21373; LMG 24571; MSS4

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AM982516 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Vishnuvardhan Reddy S, Thirumala M, Sasikala C, Venkata Ramana C. Salibacterium halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from a salt pan, reclassification of Bacillus qingdaonensis as Salibacterium qingdaonense comb. nov. and Bacillus halochares as Salibacterium halochares comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4270-4275.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:527-529.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus halochares Pappa et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Salibacterium Reddy et al. 2015

Assigned by: Vishnuvardhan Reddy S, Thirumala M, Sasikala C, Venkata Ramana C. Salibacterium halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from a salt pan, reclassification of Bacillus qingdaonensis as Salibacterium qingdaonense comb. nov. and Bacillus halochares as Salibacterium halochares comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4270-4275.

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Record number: 793465