Name: Salinicola salarius (Kim et al. 2007) de la Haba et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Halomonas salaria Kim et al. 2007

Etymology: sa.la’ri.us. L. masc. adj. salarius, of or belonging to salt

Pronunciation, gender: … sa-LA-ri-us, masculine

Type strain: DSM 18044; KCTC 12664; M27

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AM229316 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: de la Haba RR, Sanchez-Porro C, Marquez MC, Ventosa A. Taxonomic study of the genus Salinicola: transfer of Halomonas salaria and Chromohalobacter salarius to the genus Salinicola as Salinicola salarius comb. nov. and Salinicola halophilus nom. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:963-971. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1480-1481.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halomonas salaria Kim et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Salinicola Anan'ina et al. 2008

Assigned by: de la Haba RR, Sanchez-Porro C, Marquez MC, Ventosa A. Taxonomic study of the genus Salinicola: transfer of Halomonas salaria and Chromohalobacter salarius to the genus Salinicola as Salinicola salarius comb. nov. and Salinicola halophilus nom. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:963-971. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 8252