Name: Sporohalobacter marismortui Oren et al. 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.ris.mor’tu.i. L. gen. neut. n. maris, of the sea; L. masc. adj. mortuus, dead; N.L. gen. neut. n. marismortui, of the Dead Sea

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: spo-ro-ha-lo-BAK-ter ma-ris-MOR-tu-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 35420; DSM 5156; Strain DY-1

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16S rRNA gene: X89073 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Oren A, Pohla H, Stackebrandt E. Transfer of Clostridium lortetii to a new genus Sporohalobacter gen. nov. as Sporohalobacter lortetii comb. nov. and description of Sporohalobacter marismortui sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 9:239-246. 🇮🇱

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 24. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:136-137.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Orenia marismortui (Oren et al. 1988) Rainey et al. 1995

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Orenia marismortui (Oren et al. 1988) Rainey et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Sporohalobacter marismortui is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Sporohalobacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Sporohalobacter Oren et al. 1988

Assigned by: Oren A, Pohla H, Stackebrandt E. Transfer of Clostridium lortetii to a new genus Sporohalobacter gen. nov. as Sporohalobacter lortetii comb. nov. and description of Sporohalobacter marismortui sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1987; 9:239-246. 🇮🇱

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