Name: Thalassobaculum salexigens Urios et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: sal.ex’i.gens. L. masc. n. sal (gen. salis), salt, seawater; L. v. exigo, to demand; N.L. neut. part. adj. salexigens, seawater-demanding

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … sal-EKS-i-gens, neuter

Type strain: CZ41_10a; DSM 19539; MOLA 84

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU008565 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Urios L, Michotey V, Intertaglia L, Lesongeur F, Lebaron P. Thalassobaculum salexigens sp. nov., a new member of the family Rhodospirillaceae from the NW Mediterranean Sea, and emended description of the genus Thalassobaculum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:209-213. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:719-720.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
    Notes:
    • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.36584 (N = 2).
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to the CIP web site, the strain CIP 109064 (cited as the type strain of Thalassobaculum salexigens by Urios et al. 2010) is the type strain of Bartonella coopersplainsensis Gundi et al. 2009. Publication: Gundi VA, Taylor C, Raoult D, La Scola B. Bartonella rattaustraliani sp. nov., Bartonella queenslandensis sp. nov. and Bartonella coopersplainsensis sp. nov., identified in Australian rats. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2956-2961. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Thalassobaculum Zhang et al. 2008

Assigned by: Urios L, Michotey V, Intertaglia L, Lesongeur F, Lebaron P. Thalassobaculum salexigens sp. nov., a new member of the family Rhodospirillaceae from the NW Mediterranean Sea, and emended description of the genus Thalassobaculum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:209-213. 🇫🇷

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