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Species Virgibacillus kekensis
Name: Virgibacillus kekensis Chen et al. 2008
Etymology: ke.ken’sis. N.L. masc. adj. kekensis, pertaining to salt lake Keke in Qinghai Province, north-west China, where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: ke-KEN-sis, masculine
Type strain: CGMCC 1.6298; DSM 17056; JCM 16510; YIM kkny16
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16S rRNA gene:
AY121439
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Chen YG, Cui XL, Fritze D, Chai LH, Schumann P, Wen ML, Wang YX, Xu LH, Jiang CL. Virgibacillus kekensis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt lake in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:647-653. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1273-1274.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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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 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998
Assigned by:
Chen YG, Cui XL, Fritze D, Chai LH, Schumann P, Wen ML, Wang YX, Xu LH, Jiang CL. Virgibacillus kekensis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt lake in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:647-653.
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Record number: 787233
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