Name: Salinicoccus halodurans Wang et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo.du’rans. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; L. pres. part. durans, enduring; N.L. masc. part. adj. halodurans, salt-enduring

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ha-lo-DU-rans, masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.6501; DSM 19336; W24

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16S rRNA gene: DQ989633 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wang X, Xue Y, Yuan S, Zhou C, Ma Y. Salinicoccus halodurans sp. nov., a moderate halophile from saline soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1537-1541. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2247-2248.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07758 (N = 5).
  • 😷 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Salinicoccus Ventosa et al. 1990

Assigned by: Wang X, Xue Y, Yuan S, Zhou C, Ma Y. Salinicoccus halodurans sp. nov., a moderate halophile from saline soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1537-1541. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 787475