Name: Spirochaeta halophila Greenberg and Canale-Parola 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)
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
Type strain: ATCC 29478; DSM 10522; RS1
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16S rRNA gene: M88722 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Greenberg EP, Canale-Parola E. Spirochaeta halophila sp. n., a facultative anaerobe from a high-salinity pond. Archives of. Microbiology 1976; 110:185-194.
IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Spirochaeta Ehrenberg 1835 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Greenberg EP, Canale-Parola E. Spirochaeta halophila sp. n., a facultative anaerobe from a high-salinity pond. Archives of. Microbiology 1976; 110:185-194.
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Record number: 781081