Name: Salinivibrio socompensis Galisteo et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: so.com.pen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. socompensis, belonging to lake Socompa, Argentina

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sa-li-ni-WI-bri-o so-kom-PEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: BNM 535; CECT 9634; IBRC M 11281; S35

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HF953987 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Galisteo C, Sanchez-Porro C, de la Haba RR, Lopez-Hermoso C, Fernandez AB, Farias ME, Ventosa A. Characterization of Salinivibrio socompensis sp. nov., A New Halophilic Bacterium Isolated from the High-Altitude Hypersaline Lake Socompa, Argentina. Microorganisms 2019; 7:241. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 191. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Salinivibrio Mellado et al. 1996

Assigned by: Galisteo C, Sanchez-Porro C, de la Haba RR, Lopez-Hermoso C, Fernandez AB, Farias ME, Ventosa A. Characterization of Salinivibrio socompensis sp. nov., A New Halophilic Bacterium Isolated from the High-Altitude Hypersaline Lake Socompa, Argentina. Microorganisms 2019; 7:241. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 5551