Halobaculum

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Halobaculum Oren et al. 1995, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halobaculum gomorrense Oren et al. 1995.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Hbl. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, sea, salt; L. neut. n. baculum, stick; N.L. neut. n. Halobaculum, salt stick.
Reference: OREN (A.), GUREVICH (P.), GEMMELL (R.T.) and TESKE (A.): Halobaculum gomorrense gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel extremely halophilic archaeon from the Dead Sea. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 747-754.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halobaculum gomorrense Oren et al. 1995, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 700876 = DS2807 = DSM 9297 = JCM 9908.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB477982 (rrnA), AB477983 (rrnB).
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. gomorrense, pertaining to Gomorra, a biblical city near the Dead Sea.
Reference: OREN (A.), GUREVICH (P.), GEMMELL (R.T.) and TESKE (A.): Halobaculum gomorrense gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel extremely halophilic archaeon from the Dead Sea. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 747-754.
Original article in IJSEM Online