Name: Maledivibacter halophilus (Fendrich et al. 1991) Li et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Clostridium halophilum corrig. Fendrich et al. 1991

Etymology: ha.lo’phi.lus. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um, friend, loving; from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus, salt-loving

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49637; DSM 5387; M1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X77837 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Li G, Zeng X, Liu X, Zhang X, Shao Z. Wukongibacter baidiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic bacterium isolated from hydrothermal sulfides, and proposal for the reclassification of the closely related Clostridium halophilum and Clostridium caminithermale within Maledivibacter gen. nov. and Paramaledivibacter gen. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4355-4361.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:179-182.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Clostridium halophilum corrig. Fendrich et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Clostridium halophilium Fendrich et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Maledivibacter Li et al. 2016. Publication: Li G, Zeng X, Liu X, Zhang X, Shao Z. Wukongibacter baidiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic bacterium isolated from hydrothermal sulfides, and proposal for the reclassification of the closely related Clostridium halophilum and Clostridium caminithermale within Maledivibacter gen. nov. and Paramaledivibacter gen. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4355-4361.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Maledivibacter Li et al. 2016

Assigned by: Li G, Zeng X, Liu X, Zhang X, Shao Z. Wukongibacter baidiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic bacterium isolated from hydrothermal sulfides, and proposal for the reclassification of the closely related Clostridium halophilum and Clostridium caminithermale within Maledivibacter gen. nov. and Paramaledivibacter gen. nov., respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4355-4361.

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