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Species Virgibacillus halophilus
Name: Virgibacillus halophilus An et al. 2007
Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals, salt; Gr. masc. adj. philos, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving
Pronunciation, gender: ha-LO-phi-lus, masculine
Type strain: 5B73C; DSM 21623; IAM 15308; JCM 21758; KCTC 13935
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB243851
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
An SY, Asahara M, Goto K, Kasai H, Yokota A. Virgibacillus halophilus sp. nov., spore-forming bacteria isolated from soil in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1607-1611. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2189-2190.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Tigheibacillus halophilus (An et al. 2007) Miliotis et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998
Assigned by:
An SY, Asahara M, Goto K, Kasai H, Yokota A. Virgibacillus halophilus sp. nov., spore-forming bacteria isolated from soil in Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1607-1611.
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Record number: 783042
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