Halobacillus

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

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (--->) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

Number of species cited in this file: 17
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Halobacillus Spring et al. 1996, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halobacillus halophilus (Claus et al. 1984) Spring et al. 1996.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; L. masc. n. bacillus, rod; N.L. masc. n. Halobacillus, a salt(-loving) rod.
Reference: SPRING (S.), LUDWIG (W.), MARQUEZ (M.C.), VENTOSA (A.) and SCHLEIFER (K.H.): Halobacillus gen. nov., with descriptions of Halobacillus litoralis sp. nov., and Halobacillus trueperi sp. nov., and transfer of Sporosarcina halophila to Halobacillus halophilus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 492-496.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> Halobacillus Spring et al. 1996 emend. Yoon et al. 2007.
Type species: ¤ Halobacillus halophilus (Claus et al. 1984) Spring et al. 1996.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; L. masc. n. bacillus, rod; N.L. masc. n. Halobacillus, a salt(-loving) rod.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), JUNG (Y.T.) and OH (T.K.): Halobacillus campisalis sp. nov., containing meso-diaminopimelic acid in the cell-wall peptidoglycan, and emended description of the genus Halobacillus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2021-2025.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus aidingensis Liu et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain AD-6 = CGMCC 1.3703 = JCM 12771.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY351389.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. aidingensis, pertaining to Aiding salt lake, where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: LIU (W.Y.), ZENG (J.), WANG (L.), DOU (Y.T.) and YANG (S.S.): Halobacillus dabanensis sp. nov. and Halobacillus aidingensis sp. nov., isolated from salt lakes in Xinjiang, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1991-1996.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus alkaliphilus Romano et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain FP5 = ATCC BAA-1361 = DSM 18525.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM295006.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali, alkali; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. alkaliphilus, loving alkaline conditions.
Reference: ROMANO (I.), FINORE (I.), NICOLAUS (G.), HUERTAS (F.J.), LAMA (L.), NICOLAUS (B.) and POLI (A.): Halobacillus alkaliphilus sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from a salt lake in Fuente de Piedra, southern Spain. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 886-890.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus campisalis Yoon et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ASL-17 = CCUG 54360 = KCTC 13144.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF486356.
Etymology: L. n. campus, field; L. gen. n. salis, of salt; N.L. gen. n. campisalis, of a field of salt.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), JUNG (Y.T.) and OH (T.K.): Halobacillus campisalis sp. nov., containing meso-diaminopimelic acid in the cell-wall peptidoglycan, and emended description of the genus Halobacillus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2021-2025.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus dabanensis Liu et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain D-8 = CGMCC 1.3704 = JCM 12772.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY351395.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. dabanensis, pertaining to Daban salt lake, where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: LIU (W.Y.), ZENG (J.), WANG (L.), DOU (Y.T.) and YANG (S.S.): Halobacillus dabanensis sp. nov. and Halobacillus aidingensis sp. nov., isolated from salt lakes in Xinjiang, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1991-1996.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus faecis An et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain IGA7-4 = IAM 15427 = JCM 23212 = KCTC 13121 = NBRC 103569 = MBIC08268.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB243865.
Etymology: L. gen. n. faecis, of dredge, sediment, from which the organism was isolated.
Reference: AN (S.Y.), KANOH (K.), KASAI (H.), GOTO (K.) and YOKOTA (A.): Halobacillus faecis sp. nov., a spore-forming bacterium isolated from a mangrove area on Ishigaki Island, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 2476-2479.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus halophilus (Claus et al. 1984) Spring et al. 1996, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 3 = ATCC 35676 = DSM 2266 = JCM 20832 = LMG 17431 = NBRC 102448.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB367153.
Basonym: ¤ Sporosarcina halophila Claus et al. 1984.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. masc. adj. halophilus salt-loving.
Reference: SPRING (S.), LUDWIG (W.), MARQUEZ (M.C.), VENTOSA (A.) and SCHLEIFER (K.H.): Halobacillus gen. nov., with descriptions of Halobacillus litoralis sp. nov., and Halobacillus trueperi sp. nov., and transfer of Sporosarcina halophila to Halobacillus halophilus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 492-496.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus karajensis Amoozegar et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MA-2 = DSM 14948 = LMG 21515.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ486874.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. karajensis, from the region of Karaj, Iran, where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: AMOOZEGAR (M.A.), MALEKZADEH (F.), MALIK (K.A.), SCHUMANN (P.) and SPRÖER (C.): Halobacillus karajensis sp. nov., a novel moderate halophile. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1059-1063.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus kuroshimensis Hua et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain IS-Hb7 = DSM 18393 = JCM 14155.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB195680.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. kuroshimensis, from Kuroshima, Japan, where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: HUA (N.P.), KANEKIYO (A.), FUJIKURA (K.), YASUDA (H.) and NAGANUMA (T.): Halobacillus profundi sp. nov. and Halobacillus kuroshimensis sp. nov., moderately halophilic bacteria isolated from a deep-sea methane cold seep. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1243-1249.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus litoralis Spring et al. 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SL-4 = ATCC 700076 = CIP 104798 = DSM 10405 = LMG 17438.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X94558.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. litoralis, pertaining to the shore.
Reference: SPRING (S.), LUDWIG (W.), MARQUEZ (M.C.), VENTOSA (A.) and SCHLEIFER (K.H.): Halobacillus gen. nov., with descriptions of Halobacillus litoralis sp. nov., and Halobacillus trueperi sp. nov., and transfer of Sporosarcina halophila to Halobacillus halophilus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 492-496.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus locisalis Yoon et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MSS-155 = DSM 16468 = KCCM 41687 = KCTC 3788.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY190534.
Etymology: L. n. locus, a place, locality, country region; L. gen. n. salis, of salt; N.L. gen. n. locisalis, of a place of salt.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 99. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1425-1426. [YOON (J.H.), KANG (K.H.), OH (T.K.) and PARK (Y.H.): Halobacillus locisalis sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from a marine solar saltern of the Yellow Sea in Korea. Extremophiles, 2004, 8, 23-28.]
Validation List N° 99 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: The culture collection accession number DSM 16468 has been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation list n° 99 (footnote #). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1425-1426.
Validation List N° 99 in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus mangrovi Soto-Ramírez et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MS10 = CCM 7397 = CECT 7206.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ888316.
Etymology: N.L. n. mangrovum, mangrove; N.L. gen. n. mangrovi, of a mangrove.
Reference: SOTO-RAMÍREZ (N.), SÁNCHEZ-PORRO (C.), ROSAS-PADILLA (S.), ALMODÓVAR (K.), JIMÉNEZ (G.), MACHADO-RODRÍGUEZ (M.), ZAPATA (M.), VENTOSA (A.) and MONTALVO-RODRÍGUEZ (R.): Halobacillus mangrovi sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from the black mangrove Avicennia germinans. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 125-130.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus profundi Hua et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain IS-Hb4 = DSM 18394 = JCM 14154.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB189298.
Etymology: L. gen. n. profundi, of the depths of the sea, of the deep-sea.
Reference: HUA (N.P.), KANEKIYO (A.), FUJIKURA (K.), YASUDA (H.) and NAGANUMA (T.): Halobacillus profundi sp. nov. and Halobacillus kuroshimensis sp. nov., moderately halophilic bacteria isolated from a deep-sea methane cold seep. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1243-1249.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus salinus Yoon et al. 2003, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain HSL-3 = JCM 11546 = KCCM 41590.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF500003.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. salinus, salted, salty.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), KANG (K.H.) and PARK (Y.H.): Halobacillus salinus sp. nov., isolated from a salt lake on the coast of the East Sea in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 687-693.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus salsuginis Chen et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JSM 078133 = DSM 21185 = KCTC 13236.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FJ456889.
Etymology: L. n. salsugo -inis, salt-water, brine; L. gen. n. salsuginis, of/from brine.
Reference: CHEN (Y.G.), ZHANG (Y.Q.), LIU (Z.X.), ZHUANG (D.C.), KLENK (H.P.), TANG (S.K.), CUI (X.L.) and LI (W.J.): Halobacillus salsuginis sp. nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium from a subterranean brine. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2505-2509.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus seohaensis Yoon et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ISL-50 = CCUG 54358 = KCTC 13145.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF612763.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. seohaensis, of Seohae, the Korean name for the Yellow Sea in Korea, from which the type strain was isolated.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.) and OH (T.K.): Halobacillus seohaensis sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 622-627.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus trueperi Spring et al. 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SL-5 = ATCC 700077 = CIP 104797 = DSM 10404 = LMG 17437.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ310149.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. trueperi, of Trueper, in honor of Hans G. Trüper, a German microbiologist.
Reference: SPRING (S.), LUDWIG (W.), MARQUEZ (M.C.), VENTOSA (A.) and SCHLEIFER (K.H.): Halobacillus gen. nov., with descriptions of Halobacillus litoralis sp. nov., and Halobacillus trueperi sp. nov., and transfer of Sporosarcina halophila to Halobacillus halophilus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 492-496.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobacillus yeomjeoni Yoon et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MSS-402 = DSM 17110 = KCTC 3957.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY881246.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. yeomjeoni, of yeomjeon, the Korean name for a marine solar saltern.
Reference: YOON (J.H.), KANG (S.J.), LEE (C.H.), OH (H.W.) and OH (T.K.): Halobacillus yeomjeoni sp. nov., isolated from a marine solar saltern in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2413-2417.
Original article in IJSEM Online