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Species Halomonas venusta
Name: Halomonas venusta (Baumann et al. 1972) Dobson and Franzmann 1996
Basonym: Alcaligenes venustus Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: ve.nus’ta. L. fem. adj. venusta, lovely, beautiful
Pronunciation, gender: we-NUS-ta, feminine
Type strain: 86; ATCC 27125; CCUG 16063; CGMCC 1.2315; CIP 103201; DSM 4743; JCM 20634; LMG 3445; NBRC 102221; NCIMB 1979; NCMB 1979
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ306894
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Dobson SJ, Franzmann PD. Unification of the genera Deleya (Baumann et al. 1983), Halomonas (Vreeland et al. 1980), and Halovibrio (Fendrich 1988) and the species Paracoccus halodenitrificans (Robinson and Gibbons 1952) into a single genus, Halomonas, and placement of the genus Zymobacter in the family Halomonadaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:550-558. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:838.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Halomonas hydrothermalis Kaye et al. 2004 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Vreelandella venusta (Baumann et al. 1972) de la Haba et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Alcaligenes venustus Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Deleya venusta (Baumann et al. 1972) Baumann et al. 1983 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 40. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6482.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 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 30 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
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🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list.
Publication:
Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 40. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6482.
Parent taxon: Halomonas Vreeland et al. 1980
Assigned by:
Dobson SJ, Franzmann PD. Unification of the genera Deleya (Baumann et al. 1983), Halomonas (Vreeland et al. 1980), and Halovibrio (Fendrich 1988) and the species Paracoccus halodenitrificans (Robinson and Gibbons 1952) into a single genus, Halomonas, and placement of the genus Zymobacter in the family Halomonadaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:550-558. 🇦🇺
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Record number: 776791
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