Name: Sporohalobacter salinus Ben Abdallah et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sa.li’nus. N.L. masc. adj. salinus, salted, salty

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: spo-ro-ha-lo-BAK-ter sa-LI-nus, masculine

Type strain: CEJFT1B; DSM 26781; JCM 19279

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KJ477328 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ben Abdallah M, Karray F, Mhiri N, Cayol JL, Tholozan JL, Alazard D, Sayadi S. Characterization of Sporohalobacter salinus sp. nov., an anaerobic, halophilic, fermentative bacterium isolated from a hypersaline lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:543-548. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1397-1399.

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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Sporohalobacter Oren et al. 1988

Assigned by: Ben Abdallah M, Karray F, Mhiri N, Cayol JL, Tholozan JL, Alazard D, Sayadi S. Characterization of Sporohalobacter salinus sp. nov., an anaerobic, halophilic, fermentative bacterium isolated from a hypersaline lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:543-548. 🇫🇷

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