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

Pronunciation, gender: ha-LO-p^hi-la, 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 (and not recommended for medical use)

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. — 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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

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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Record number: 781141