Name: Streptomonospora halophila Cai et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving, referring to the ability to grow at high NaCl concentrations

Pronunciation, gender: ha-LO-p^hi-la, feminine

Type strain: DSM 45075; JCM 18123; KCTC 19236; YIM 91355

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16S rRNA gene: EF423989 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cai M, Zhi XY, Tang SK, Zhang YQ, Xu LH, Li WJ. Streptomonospora halophila sp. nov., a halophilic actinomycete isolated from a hypersaline soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1556-1560.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2247-2248.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Hamedi J, Mohammadipanah F, Ventosa A. Systematic and biotechnological aspects of halophilic and halotolerant actinomycetes. Extremophiles 2013; 17:1-13.

Parent taxon: Streptomonospora corrig. Cui et al. 2001

Assigned by: Cai M, Zhi XY, Tang SK, Zhang YQ, Xu LH, Li WJ. Streptomonospora halophila sp. nov., a halophilic actinomycete isolated from a hypersaline soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1556-1560.

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