Name: Salinibacterium xinjiangense Zhang et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: xin.jiang.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. xinjiangense, of or pertaining to Xinjiang, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ksin-jian͡g-EN-se, neuter

Type strain: 0543; CGMCC 1.05381; DSM 22272; JCM 13926

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT759912 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang DC, Liu HC, Xin YH, Yu Y, Zhou PJ, Zhou YG. Salinibacterium xinjiangense sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from the China No. 1 glacier. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2739-2742. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:452-453.

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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from the type species, and may 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: Zhang DC, Liu HC, Xin YH, Yu Y, Zhou PJ, Zhou YG. Salinibacterium xinjiangense sp. nov., a psychrophilic bacterium isolated from the China No. 1 glacier. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2739-2742. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 787655