Name: Sporosalibacterium faouarense Rezgui et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fa.ou.a.ren’se. N.L. neut. adj. faouarense, of or belonging to the El Faouar area in south Tunisia, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: fa-ou-a-REN-se, neuter

Type strain: DSM 21485; JCM 15487; SOL3f37

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16S rRNA gene: EU567322 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rezgui R, Ben Ali Gam Z, Ben Hamed S, Fardeau ML, Cayol JL, Maaroufi A, Labat M. Sporosalibacterium faouarense gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:99-104.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:701-702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Sporosalibacterium Rezgui et al. 2011. Publication: Rezgui R, Ben Ali Gam Z, Ben Hamed S, Fardeau ML, Cayol JL, Maaroufi A, Labat M. Sporosalibacterium faouarense gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:99-104.
  • 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Sporosalibacterium Rezgui et al. 2011

Assigned by: Rezgui R, Ben Ali Gam Z, Ben Hamed S, Fardeau ML, Cayol JL, Maaroufi A, Labat M. Sporosalibacterium faouarense gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from oil-contaminated soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:99-104.

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