Name: Salinifilum ghardaiensis (Meklat et al. 2014) Moshtaghi Nikou et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Saccharopolyspora ghardaiensis Meklat et al. 2014

Etymology: ghar.dai.en’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. ghardaiensis, pertaining to Ghardaïa, the source of the soil from which the type strain was isolated (sic)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ghar-dai-EN-sis, neuter

Type strain: CCUG 63370; CECT 8304; DSM 45606; H53

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC427277 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Moshtaghi Nikou M, Ramezani M, Harirchi S, Makzoom S, Amoozegar MA, Shahzadeh Fazeli SA, Schumann P, Ventosa A. Salinifilum gen. nov., with description of Salinifilum proteinilyticum sp. nov., an extremely halophilic actinomycete isolated from Meighan wetland, Iran, and reclassification of Saccharopolyspora aidingensis as Salinifilum aidingensis comb. nov. and Saccharopolyspora ghardaiensis as Salinifilum ghardaiensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4221-4227. 🇮🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3-6.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Salinifilum ghardaiense corrig. (Meklat et al. 2014) Moshtaghi Nikou et al. 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Saccharopolyspora ghardaiensis Meklat et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Salinifilum ghardaiense corrig. (Meklat et al. 2014) Moshtaghi Nikou et al. 2017	corrected spelling of name, 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Salinifilum Moshtaghi Nikou et al. 2017

Assigned by: Moshtaghi Nikou M, Ramezani M, Harirchi S, Makzoom S, Amoozegar MA, Shahzadeh Fazeli SA, Schumann P, Ventosa A. Salinifilum gen. nov., with description of Salinifilum proteinilyticum sp. nov., an extremely halophilic actinomycete isolated from Meighan wetland, Iran, and reclassification of Saccharopolyspora aidingensis as Salinifilum aidingensis comb. nov. and Saccharopolyspora ghardaiensis as Salinifilum ghardaiensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4221-4227. 🇮🇷

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Record number: 796043