Species Salinicoccus sediminis

Name: Salinicoccus sediminis Kumar et al. 2015

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: se.di’mi.nis. L. gen. neut. n. sediminis, of sediment, isolated from marine sediment

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sa-li-ni-KOK-kus se-DI-mi-nis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 28797; MTCC 11832; SV-16

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF701618 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kumar RM, Kaur G, Kumar N, Kumar A, Singh NK, Bala M, Kaur N, Mayilraj S. Taxonomic description and genome sequence of Salinicoccus sediminis sp. nov., a halotolerant bacterium isolated from marine sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3794-3799. 🇮🇳

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07076 (N = 8).
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Salinicoccus Ventosa et al. 1990

Assigned by: Kumar RM, Kaur G, Kumar N, Kumar A, Singh NK, Bala M, Kaur N, Mayilraj S. Taxonomic description and genome sequence of Salinicoccus sediminis sp. nov., a halotolerant bacterium isolated from marine sediment. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3794-3799. 🇮🇳

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