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Species Salinisphaera shabanensis
Name: Salinisphaera shabanensis Antunes et al. 2003
Etymology: sha.ba.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. shabanensis, from Shaban, referring to Shaban Deep, the place of isolation
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … s͡ha-ba-NEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: DSM 14853; E1L3A; JCM 11575
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ421425
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Antunes A, Eder W, Fareleira P, Santos H, Huber R. Salinisphaera shabanensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel, moderately halophilic bacterium from the brine-seawater interface of the Shaban Deep, Red Sea. Extremophiles 2003; 7:29-34. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 93. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1219-1220.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Salinisphaera Antunes et al. 2003.
Publication:
Antunes A, Eder W, Fareleira P, Santos H, Huber R. Salinisphaera shabanensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel, moderately halophilic bacterium from the brine-seawater interface of the Shaban Deep, Red Sea. Extremophiles 2003; 7:29-34. 🇩🇪
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- 🎓 Name mentioned 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Salinisphaera Antunes et al. 2003.
Publication:
Antunes A, Eder W, Fareleira P, Santos H, Huber R. Salinisphaera shabanensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel, moderately halophilic bacterium from the brine-seawater interface of the Shaban Deep, Red Sea. Extremophiles 2003; 7:29-34.
Parent taxon: Salinisphaera Antunes et al. 2003
Assigned by:
Antunes A, Eder W, Fareleira P, Santos H, Huber R. Salinisphaera shabanensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel, moderately halophilic bacterium from the brine-seawater interface of the Shaban Deep, Red Sea. Extremophiles 2003; 7:29-34. 🇩🇪
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