Species Halobacterium salinarum

Name: Halobacterium salinarum corrig. (Harrison and Kennedy 1922) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Pseudomonas salinaria" Harrison and Kennedy 1922

Etymology: sa.li.na’rum. L. gen. fem. pl. n. salinarum, of salt works

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ha-lo-bak-TE-ri-um sa-li-NA-rum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33171; CIP 104033; DSM 3754; JCM 8978; NBRC 102687; NCIMB 764; NCMB 764; NRC 34002; VKM B-1769

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB663362 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Elazari-Volcani B. Genus XII. Halobacterium. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 207-212.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Serratia cutirubra" Lochhead 1934	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Halobacter cutirubrum" (Lochhead 1934) Anderson 1954	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Halobacter salinaria" (Harrison and Kennedy 1922) Anderson 1954	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Pseudomonas salinaria" Harrison and Kennedy 1922	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Halobacterium salinarium (Harrison and Kennedy 1922) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Halobacterium piscisalsi Yachai et al. 2008	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Bacterium halobium" Petter 1931	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Halobacterium cutirubrum (Lochhead 1934) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Halobacterium halobium (Petter 1931) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Gruber et al. 2004 Gruber C, Legat A, Pfaffenhuemer M, Radax C, Weidler G, Busse HJ, Stan-Lotter H. Halobacterium noricense sp. nov., an archaeal isolate from a bore core of an alpine Permian salt deposit, classification of Halobacterium sp. NRC-1 as a strain of H. salinarum and emended description of H. salinarum. Extremophiles 2004; 8:431-439. 🇦🇹 Euzeby JP. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 2. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1403-1404.
    Notes:
    • 🧍 According to H. Minegishi and A. Echigo Halobacterium piscisalsi JCM 14661T shares high 16S rRNA gene similarity and high DNA–DNA relatedness with Halobacterium salinarum. The "Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae and Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halomonadaceae" recommended to also obtain cultures of the type strain of Halobacterium piscisalsi from other culture collections (BCC 24372, PCU 302). — 🧍 If these cultures are identical to JCM 14661T, a taxonomic note should be published proposing Halobacterium piscisalsi as a later synonym of Halobacterium salinarum. This taxonomic note was submitted to IJSEM on November 04, 2011 (see Arahal et al. 2011, and Minegishi et al.).

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Halobacterium Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Elazari-Volcani B. Genus XII. Halobacterium. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 207-212.
  • ⏰ According to Minegishi et al. (2012), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halobacterium piscisalsi Yachai et al. 2008. Publication: Minegishi H, Echigo A, Shimane Y, Kamekura M, Tanasupawat S, Visessanguan W, Usami R. Halobacterium piscisalsi Yachai et al. 2008 is a later heterotypic synonym of Halobacterium salinarum Elazari-Volcani 1957. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2160-2162. 🇯🇵
  • ⏰ According to Ventosa and Oren (1996), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Halobacter cutirubrum" (Lochhead 1934) Anderson 1954. Publication: Ventosa A, Oren A. Halobacterium salinarum nom. corrig., a name to replace Halobacterium salinarium (Elazari-Volcani) and to include Halobacterium halobium and Halobacterium cutirubrum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:347. 🇪🇸
  • ⏰ According to Ventosa and Oren (1996), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Serratia cutirubra" Lochhead 1934. Publication: Ventosa A, Oren A. Halobacterium salinarum nom. corrig., a name to replace Halobacterium salinarium (Elazari-Volcani) and to include Halobacterium halobium and Halobacterium cutirubrum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:347. 🇪🇸
  • ⏰ According to Ventosa and Oren (1996), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Bacterium halobium" Petter 1931. Publication: Ventosa A, Oren A. Halobacterium salinarum nom. corrig., a name to replace Halobacterium salinarium (Elazari-Volcani) and to include Halobacterium halobium and Halobacterium cutirubrum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:347. 🇪🇸
  • ⏰ According to Ventosa and Oren (1996), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halobacterium cutirubrum (Lochhead 1934) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Ventosa A, Oren A. Halobacterium salinarum nom. corrig., a name to replace Halobacterium salinarium (Elazari-Volcani) and to include Halobacterium halobium and Halobacterium cutirubrum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:347. 🇪🇸
  • ⏰ According to Ventosa and Oren (1996), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Halobacterium halobium (Petter 1931) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Ventosa A, Oren A. Halobacterium salinarum nom. corrig., a name to replace Halobacterium salinarium (Elazari-Volcani) and to include Halobacterium halobium and Halobacterium cutirubrum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:347. 🇪🇸
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 631 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 No properties that differentiate Halobacterium cutirubrum (Lochhead 1934) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) from Halobacterium salinarum corrig. (Harrison and Kennedy 1922) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) and justify assignment of these strains to separate species have been described. — 🧍 No properties that differentiate Halobacterium halobium (Petter 1931) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) from Halobacterium salinarum corrig. (Harrison and Kennedy 1922) Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) and justify assignment of these strains to separate species have been described. Publication: Larsen H. Genus I. Halobacterium Elazari-Volcani 1957, 207AL. In: Krieg NR, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 1, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1984, p. 262-266.

Parent taxon: Halobacterium Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Elazari-Volcani B. Genus XII. Halobacterium. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 207-212.

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