Name: Salinibacterium hongtaonis Li et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hong.ta.o’nis. N.L. gen. masc. n. hongtaonis, of Professor Tao Hong, a renowned microbiologist in China

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sa-li-ni-bak-TE-ri-um hon͡g-ta-O-nis, neuter

Type strain: 194; CGMCC 1.16371; DSM 106171

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MH299814 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li J, Lu S, Jin D, Yang J, Lai XH, Zhang G, Tian Z, Zhu W, Pu J, Wu X, et al. Salinibacterium hongtaonis sp. nov., isolated from faeces of Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1093-1098. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1847-1849.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Homoserinimonas hongtaonis (Li et al. 2019) Gtari et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.01645 (N = 20).
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the type species, and should be reclassified as Homoserinimonas". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Salinibacterium Han et al. 2003

Assigned by: Li J, Lu S, Jin D, Yang J, Lai XH, Zhang G, Tian Z, Zhu W, Pu J, Wu X, et al. Salinibacterium hongtaonis sp. nov., isolated from faeces of Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1093-1098. 🇨🇳

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