Name: Salinisphaera halophila Zhang et al. 2012
Etymology: ha.lo’phi.la. Gr. masc. n. hals (gen. halos), salt; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, friend, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving, referring to the ability of the type strain to grow at high NaCl concentrations
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2011132; DSM 24264; JCM 17431; YIM 95161
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16S rRNA gene: JN020587 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Zhang YJ, Tang SK, Shi R, Klenk HP, Chen C, Yang LL, Zhou Y, Li WJ. Salinisphaera halophila sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from brine of a salt well. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2174-2179.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2813-2814.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Salinisphaera Antunes et al. 2003
Assigned by: Zhang YJ, Tang SK, Shi R, Klenk HP, Chen C, Yang LL, Zhou Y, Li WJ. Salinisphaera halophila sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from brine of a salt well. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2174-2179.
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Record number: 790121