Halalkalicoccus

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Halalkalicoccus

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Halalkalicoccus Xue et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halalkalicoccus tibetensis Xue et al. 2005.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Hac. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; Arabic n. alkali (al-qaliy), the ashes of saltwort; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Halalkalicoccus, coccus existing in salted and alkaline environment.
Reference: XUE (Y.), FAN (H.), VENTOSA (A.), GRANT (W.D.), JONES (B.E.), COWAN (D.A.) and MA (Y.): Halalkalicoccus tibetensis gen. nov., sp. nov., representing a novel genus of haloalkaliphilic archaea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2501-2505.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halalkalicoccus jeotgali Roh et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain B3 = CECT 7217 = DSM 18796 = KCTC 4019 = JCM 14584.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: CP002062 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. jeotgali, of jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood.
Reference: ROH (S.W.), NAM (Y.D.), CHANG (H.W.), SUNG (Y.), KIM (K.H.), OH (H.M.) and BAE (J.W.): Halalkalicoccus jeotgali sp. nov., a halophilic archaeon from shrimp jeotgal, a traditional Korean fermented seafood. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2296-2298.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halalkalicoccus tibetensis Xue et al. 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DS12 = AS 1.3240 = JCM 11890.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF435112.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. tibetensis, pertaining to Tibet.
Reference: XUE (Y.), FAN (H.), VENTOSA (A.), GRANT (W.D.), JONES (B.E.), COWAN (D.A.) and MA (Y.): Halalkalicoccus tibetensis gen. nov., sp. nov., representing a novel genus of haloalkaliphilic archaea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2501-2505.
Original article in IJSEM Online