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Name: Virgibacillus salarius Hua et al. 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: sa.la’ri.us. L. masc. adj. salarius, of or belonging to salt

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wir-gi-ba-KIL-lus sa-LA-ri-us, masculine

Type strain: DSM 18441; JCM 12946; SA-Vb1

16S rRNA gene: AB197851 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Hua NP, Hamza-Chaffai A, Vreeland RH, Isoda H, Naganuma T. Virgibacillus salarius sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from a Saharan salt lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2409-2414. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3-4.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 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 14 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998

Assigned by: Hua NP, Hamza-Chaffai A, Vreeland RH, Isoda H, Naganuma T. Virgibacillus salarius sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from a Saharan salt lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2409-2414. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 783053