Name: Salinifilum proteinilyticum Moshtaghi Nikou et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pro.te.i.ni.ly’ti.cum. N.L. neut. n. proteinum, protein (from Gr. proteus, first); Gr. masc. adj. lytikos, dissolving; N.L. neut. adj. proteinilyticum, protein-dissolving

Gender: neuter

Type strain: IBRC M 11033; LMG 28390; Miq-12

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: KX024578 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: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Salinifilum Moshtaghi Nikou et al. 2017. 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.
  • 😷 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 2024-03-28.

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: 796042