Name: Salinibacter iranicus Makhdoumi-Kakhki et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: i.ra’ni.cus. N.L. masc. adj. iranicus, belonging to Iran

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CB 7; CGMCC 1.11003; IBRC M 10036

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HQ197982 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Makhdoumi-Kakhki A, Amoozegar MA, Ventosa A. Salinibacter iranicus sp. nov. and Salinibacter luteus sp. nov., isolated from a salt lake, and emended descriptions of the genus Salinibacter and of Salinibacter ruber. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1521-1527.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2313-2314.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Salinivenus iranica (Makhdoumi-Kakhki et al. 2012) Munoz et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Salinivenus iranica" (Makhdoumi-Kakhki et al. 2012) Munoz et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Salinivenus iranica (Makhdoumi-Kakhki et al. 2012) Munoz et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Salinibacter iranicus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Salinibacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Salinibacter Antón et al. 2002

Assigned by: Makhdoumi-Kakhki A, Amoozegar MA, Ventosa A. Salinibacter iranicus sp. nov. and Salinibacter luteus sp. nov., isolated from a salt lake, and emended descriptions of the genus Salinibacter and of Salinibacter ruber. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1521-1527.

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Record number: 789996