Halosimplex

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

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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").

Halosimplex Vreeland et al. 2003 (authorship reads Vreeland, Rosenzweig, Straight, Krammes, Dougherty and Kamekura), gen. nov.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Hsx. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Type species: ¤ Halosimplex carlsbadense Vreeland et al. 2003.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; L. adj. simplex -icis, simple (in a moral sense), without dissimulation, uncomplicated; N.L. neut. n. Halosimplex, simple salts, the simple halophile.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 92. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 935-937. [VREELAND (R.H.), STRAIGHT (S.), KRAMMES (J.), DOUGHERTY (K.), ROSENZWEIG (W.D.) and KAMEKURA (M.): Halosimplex carlsbadense gen. nov., sp. nov., a unique halophilic archaeon, with three 16S rRNA genes, that grows only in defined medium with glycerol and acetate or pyruvate. Extremophiles, 2002, 6, 445-452.]
Validation List N° 92 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Halosimplex carlsbadense Vreeland et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 2-9-1 = ATCC BAA-75 = JCM 11222.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB072815.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. carlsbadense, pertaining to Carlsbad, isolated near Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 92. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 935-937. [VREELAND (R.H.), STRAIGHT (S.), KRAMMES (J.), DOUGHERTY (K.), ROSENZWEIG (W.D.) and KAMEKURA (M.): Halosimplex carlsbadense gen. nov., sp. nov., a unique halophilic archaeon, with three 16S rRNA genes, that grows only in defined medium with glycerol and acetate or pyruvate. Extremophiles, 2002, 6, 445-452.]
Validation List N° 92 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: In the effective publication the strain ATCC BAA-75 is erroneously cited as ATCC BAA 75.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation list n° 92 (footnote ||). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 935-937.
Validation List N° 92 in IJSEM Online