Name: Salinisphaera halophila Zhang et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, friend, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving, referring to the ability of the type strain to grow at high NaCl concentrations

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 2011132; DSM 24264; JCM 17431; YIM 95161

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN020587 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang YJ, Tang SK, Shi R, Klenk HP, Chen C, Yang LL, Zhou Y, Li WJ. Salinisphaera halophila sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from brine of a salt well. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2174-2179.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2813-2814.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Hamedi J, Mohammadipanah F, Ventosa A. Systematic and biotechnological aspects of halophilic and halotolerant actinomycetes. Extremophiles 2013; 17:1-13.

Parent taxon: Salinisphaera Antunes et al. 2003

Assigned by: Zhang YJ, Tang SK, Shi R, Klenk HP, Chen C, Yang LL, Zhou Y, Li WJ. Salinisphaera halophila sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from brine of a salt well. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2174-2179.

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Record number: 790121