Species Salinicola socius

Name: Salinicola socius Anan'ina et al. 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: so’ci.us. L. masc. adj. socius, associated, referring to membership in a microbial association

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sa-li-NI-ko-la SO-ki-us, masculine

Type strain: DSM 19940; SMB35; VKM B-2397

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ979342 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Anan'ina LN, Plotnikova EG, Gavrish EIu, Demakov VA, Evtushenko LI. [Salinicola socius gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from a naphthalene-utilizing microbial association]. Mikrobiologiia 2007; 76:369-376. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 124. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2471-2472.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • de la Haba et al. 2010 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. 🇪🇸 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.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Salinicola Anan'ina et al. 2008. Publication: Anan'ina LN, Plotnikova EG, Gavrish EIu, Demakov VA, Evtushenko LI. [Salinicola socius gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from a naphthalene-utilizing microbial association]. Mikrobiologiia 2007; 76:369-376. 🇷🇺
  • 😷 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The culture collection accession number DSM 19940 has been provided on request for validation. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 124. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2471-2472.

Parent taxon: Salinicola Anan'ina et al. 2008

Assigned by: Anan'ina LN, Plotnikova EG, Gavrish EIu, Demakov VA, Evtushenko LI. [Salinicola socius gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from a naphthalene-utilizing microbial association]. Mikrobiologiia 2007; 76:369-376. 🇷🇺

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