Species Thalassococcus halodurans

Name: Thalassococcus halodurans Lee et al. 2007

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ha.lo.du’rans. Gr. masc. n. hals, salt; L. pres. part. durans, withstanding; N.L. masc. part. adj. halodurans, withstanding salt

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: t^ha-las-so-KOK-kus ha-lo-DU-rans, masculine

Type strain: DSM 26915; JCM 13833; NRRL B-41465; UST 050418-052

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ397336 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lee OO, Tsoi MM, Li X, Wong PK, Qian PY. Thalassococcus halodurans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel halotolerant member of the Roseobacter clade isolated from the marine sponge Halichondria panicea at Friday Harbor, USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1919-1924. 🇭🇰

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2451-2452.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Thalassococcus Lee et al. 2007. Publication: Lee OO, Tsoi MM, Li X, Wong PK, Qian PY. Thalassococcus halodurans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel halotolerant member of the Roseobacter clade isolated from the marine sponge Halichondria panicea at Friday Harbor, USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1919-1924. 🇭🇰
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: 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. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Thalassococcus Lee et al. 2007

Assigned by: Lee OO, Tsoi MM, Li X, Wong PK, Qian PY. Thalassococcus halodurans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel halotolerant member of the Roseobacter clade isolated from the marine sponge Halichondria panicea at Friday Harbor, USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1919-1924. 🇭🇰

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