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Species Virgibacillus salarius
Name: Virgibacillus salarius Hua et al. 2008
Etymology: sa.la’ri.us. L. masc. adj. salarius, of or belonging to salt
Pronunciation, gender: sa-LA-ri-us, masculine
Type strain: DSM 18441; JCM 12946; SA-Vb1
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB197851
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FASTA
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
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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 9 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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
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