Halovivax

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

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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").

Halovivax Castillo et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Halovivax asiaticus Castillo et al. 2006.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Hvx. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; L. adj. vivax, long-lived, tenacious of life; N.L. masc. n. Halovivax, long-living halophile.
Reference: CASTILLO (A.M.), GUTIÉRREZ (M.C.), KAMEKURA (M.), MA (Y.), COWAN (D.A.), JONES (B.E.), GRANT (W.D.) and VENTOSA (A.): Halovivax asiaticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from Inner Mongolia, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 765-770.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halovivax asiaticus Castillo et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain EJ-46 = CECT 7098 = CGMCC 1.4248 = JCM 14624.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM039978.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. asiaticus, pertaining to Asia, where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: CASTILLO (A.M.), GUTIÉRREZ (M.C.), KAMEKURA (M.), MA (Y.), COWAN (D.A.), JONES (B.E.), GRANT (W.D.) and VENTOSA (A.): Halovivax asiaticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from Inner Mongolia, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 765-770.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Halovivax ruber Castillo et al. 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain XH-70 = CGMCC 1.6204 = DSM 18193 = JCM 13892.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AM269467.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. ruber, red.
Reference: CASTILLO (A.M.), GUTIÉRREZ (M.C.), KAMEKURA (M.), XUE (Y.), MA (Y.), COWAN (D.A.), JONES (B.E.), GRANT (W.D.) and VENTOSA (A.): Halovivax ruber sp. nov., an extremely halophilic archaeon isolated from Lake Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 1024-1027.
Original article in IJSEM Online