Name: Salinicoccus siamensis Pakdeeto et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: si.a.men’sis. N.L. masc. adj. siamensis, pertaining to Siam, the old name of Thailand, from where the first strains were isolated

Pronunciation, gender: si-a-MEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 21576; JCM 12822; PCU 242; PN1-2; TISTR 1562

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB258358 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pakdeeto A, Tanasupawat S, Thawai C, Moonmangmee S, Kudo T, Itoh T. Salinicoccus siamensis sp. nov., isolated from fermented shrimp paste in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2004-2008.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2727-2728.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10043 (N = 9).
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Salinicoccus Ventosa et al. 1990

Assigned by: Pakdeeto A, Tanasupawat S, Thawai C, Moonmangmee S, Kudo T, Itoh T. Salinicoccus siamensis sp. nov., isolated from fermented shrimp paste in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2004-2008.

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Record number: 786695