Name: Sporosarcina halophila Claus et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 3; ATCC 35676; DSM 2266; JCM 20832; LMG 17431; NBRC 102448

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16S rRNA gene: AB681790 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Claus D, Fahmy F, Rolf HJ, Tosunoglu N. Sporosarcina halophila sp. nov., an Obligate, Slightly Halophilic Bacterium from Salt Marsh Soils. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:496-506.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 14. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:270-271.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Halobacillus halophilus (Claus et al. 1984) Spring et al. 1996

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halobacillus halophilus (Claus et al. 1984) Spring et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Sporosarcina halophila 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 Sporosarcina.
  • 😷 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Sporosarcina Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Claus D, Fahmy F, Rolf HJ, Tosunoglu N. Sporosarcina halophila sp. nov., an Obligate, Slightly Halophilic Bacterium from Salt Marsh Soils. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:496-506.

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