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Species Virgibacillus salinus
Name: Virgibacillus salinus Carrasco et al. 2009
Etymology: sa.li’nus. N.L. masc. adj. salinus, of or belonging to salt
Pronunciation, gender: sa-LI-nus, masculine
Type strain: CCM 7562; CECT 7439; DSM 21756; XH-22
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FM205010
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Carrasco IJ, Marquez MC, Ventosa A. Virgibacillus salinus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from sediment of a saline lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3068-3073. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:473-474.
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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998
Assigned by:
Carrasco IJ, Marquez MC, Ventosa A. Virgibacillus salinus sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from sediment of a saline lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3068-3073.
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Record number: 788248
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