Name: Salinispira pacifica Ben Hania et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ci’fi.ca. L. fem. adj. pacifica, peaceful, referring to the Pacific Ocean, the origin of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pa-KI-fi-ka, feminine

Type strain: DSM 27196; JCM 18663; L21-RPul-D2

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC665949 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ben Hania W, Joseph M, Schumann P, Bunk B, Fiebig A, Sproer C, Klenk HP, Fardeau ML, Spring S. Complete genome sequence and description of Salinispira pacifica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel spirochaete isolated form a hypersaline microbial mat. Stand Genomic Sci 2015; 10:7. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 163. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1105-1111.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Salinispira Ben Hania et al. 2015. Publication: Ben Hania W, Joseph M, Schumann P, Bunk B, Fiebig A, Sproer C, Klenk HP, Fardeau ML, Spring S. Complete genome sequence and description of Salinispira pacifica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel spirochaete isolated form a hypersaline microbial mat. Stand Genomic Sci 2015; 10:7. 🇩🇪
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Salinispira Ben Hania et al. 2015

Assigned by: Ben Hania W, Joseph M, Schumann P, Bunk B, Fiebig A, Sproer C, Klenk HP, Fardeau ML, Spring S. Complete genome sequence and description of Salinispira pacifica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel spirochaete isolated form a hypersaline microbial mat. Stand Genomic Sci 2015; 10:7. 🇩🇪

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