Name: Salinicola lusitanus Fidalgo et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: lu.si.ta’nus. L. masc. adj. lusitanus, pertaining to Lusitania, the Roman name of Portugal, where it was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sa-li-NI-ko-la lu-si-TA-nus, masculine

Type strain: CECT 9342; CR50; LMG 30106

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16S rRNA gene: KY999933 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Fidalgo C, Proenca DN, Morais PV, Henriques I, Alves A. The endosphere of the salt marsh plant Halimione portulacoides is a diversity hotspot for the genus Salinicola: description of five novel species Salinicola halimionae sp. nov., Salinicola aestuarinus sp. nov., Salinicola endophyticus sp. nov., Salinicola halophyticus sp. nov. and Salinicola lusitanus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:46-62. 🇵🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:875-876.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Salinicola Anan'ina et al. 2008

Assigned by: Fidalgo C, Proenca DN, Morais PV, Henriques I, Alves A. The endosphere of the salt marsh plant Halimione portulacoides is a diversity hotspot for the genus Salinicola: description of five novel species Salinicola halimionae sp. nov., Salinicola aestuarinus sp. nov., Salinicola endophyticus sp. nov., Salinicola halophyticus sp. nov. and Salinicola lusitanus sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:46-62. 🇵🇹

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