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Species Salinisphaera japonica
Name: Salinisphaera japonica Shimane et al. 2013
Etymology: ja.po’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. japonica, Japanese, pertaining to Japan, referring to the place of isolation of the type strain
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ja-PO-ni-ka, feminine
Type strain: CECT 8012; JCM 18087; YTM-1
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB735546
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Shimane Y, Tsuruwaka Y, Miyazaki M, Mori K, Minegishi H, Echigo A, Ohta Y, Maruyama T, Grant WD, Hatada Y. Salinisphaera japonica sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from the surface of a deep-sea fish, Malacocottus gibber, and emended description of the genus Salinisphaera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2180-2185. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3135-3137.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Salinisphaera Antunes et al. 2003
Assigned by:
Shimane Y, Tsuruwaka Y, Miyazaki M, Mori K, Minegishi H, Echigo A, Ohta Y, Maruyama T, Grant WD, Hatada Y. Salinisphaera japonica sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from the surface of a deep-sea fish, Malacocottus gibber, and emended description of the genus Salinisphaera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2180-2185. 🇯🇵
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