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This list is based in part on Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn (Springer, New York).
Prepared by Aharon Oren for the joint meetings of the ICSP Subcommittees on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae and Halomonadaceae, Colchester, UK, 3 September 2007. Updated August 2007.
Comment: Most type strains have been deposited in more than one culture collection; many type strains can be obtained from additional culture collections not listed below.
The subcommittee recommends the use of three-letter abbreviations for genera of the family Halobacteriaceae as follows: Haladaptatus (Hap.), Halalkalicoccus (Hac.), Haloarcula (Har.), Halobacterium (Hbt.), Halobaculum (Hbl.), Halobiforma (Hbf.), Halococcus (Hcc.), Haloferax (Hfx.), Halogeometricum (Hgm.), Halomicrobium (Hmc.), Halopiger (Hpg.), Haloplanus (Hpn.), Haloquadratum (Hqr.), Halorhabdus (Hrd.), Halorubrum (Hrr.), Halosimplex (Hsx.) Halostagnicola (Hst.), Haloterrigena (Htg.), Halovivax (Hvx.), Natrialba (Nab.), Natrinema (Nnm.), Natronobacterium (Nbt.), Natronococcus (Ncc.), Natronolimnobius (Nln.), Natronomonas (Nmn.) and Natronorubrum (Nrr.). Use of three-letter abbreviations is recommended only in cases when the use of one-letter abbreviations may give rise to confusion. Authors describing new genera are asked to propose an appropriate three-letter abbreviation in the genus description.
Class III. Halomebacteria | |
Order I. Halobacteriales | |
Family I. Halobacteriaceae | |
Genus I. Halobacterium (type genus) | |
Halobacterium salinarum (type species) |
This species includes many strains previously assigned to Halobacterium halobium and Halobacterium cutirubrum. Type strain: ATCC 33171. |
Halobacterium noricense |
Type strain: DSM 15987, ATCC BAA-852, NCIMB 13967. |
Halobacterium jilantaiense |
Type strain: CGMCC 1.5337, JCM 13558. |
Genus II. Haloarcula | |
Haloarcula vallismortis (type species) |
Homotypic synonym: Halobacterium vallismortis (basonym). Type strain: ATCC 29715. |
Haloarcula marismortui |
Homotypic synonym: Halobacterium marismortui (basonym). Type strain: ATCC 43049. |
Haloarcula hispanica |
Type strain: ATCC 33960. |
Haloarcula japonica |
Type strain: JCM 7785. |
Haloarcula argentinensis |
Type strain: JCM 9737. |
Haloarcula quadrata |
Type strain: DSM 11927. |
Haloarcula amylolytica |
Type strain: CGMCC 1.5335, JCM 13557. |
Genus III. Halobaculum | |
Halobaculum gomorrense (type species) |
Type strain: DSM 9297. |
Genus IV. Halococcus | |
Halococcus morrhuae (type species) |
Type strain: ATCC 17082. |
Halococcus saccharolyticus |
Type strain: ATCC 49257. |
Halococcus salifodinae |
Type strain: ATCC 51437. |
Halococcus dombrowskii |
Type strain: DSM 14522, NCIMB 13803. |
Halococcus hamelinensis |
Type strain: JCM 12892, ACM 5227. |
Halococcus qingdaonensis |
Type strain: CGMCC 1.4243, JCM 13587. |
Genus V. Haloferax | |
Haloferax volcanii (type species) |
Homotypic synonym: Halobacterium volcanii (basonym). Type strain: ATCC 29605. |
Haloferax gibbonsii |
Type strain: ATCC 33959. |
Haloferax denitrificans |
Homotypic synonym: Halobacterium denitrificans (basonym). Type strain: ATCC 35960. |
Haloferax mediterranei |
Homotypic synonym: Halobacterium mediterranei (basonym). Type strain: ATCC 33500. |
Haloferax alexandrinus |
Type strain: JCM 10717, IFO 16590. |
Haloferax lucentense |
Type strain: JCM 9276, DSM 14919, NCIMB 13854, CIP 107410, CECT 5871, CCM 7023. |
Haloferax sulfurifontis |
Type strain: JCM 12327, CCM 7217, DSM 16227. |
Haloferax prahovense |
Type strain: JCM 13924, DSM 18310. |
Haloferax larsenii |
Type strain: CGMCC 1.5347, JCM 13917. |
Genus VI. Halogeometricum | |
Halogeometricum borinquense (type species) |
Type strain: ATCC 700274. |
Genus VII. Halorhabdus | |
Halorhabdus utahensis (type species) |
Type strain: DSM 12940. |
Genus VIII. Halorubrum |
Homotypic synonym: Halorubrobacterium |
Halorubrum saccharovorum (type species) |
Homotypic synonyms: Halobacterium saccharovorum (basonym); Halorubrobacterium saccharovorum. Type strain: ATCC 29252. |
Halorubrum sodomense |
Homotypic synonyms: Halobacterium sodomense (basonym); Halorubrobacterium sodomense. Type strain: ATCC 33755. |
Halorubrum lacusprofundi |
Homotypic synonyms: Halobacterium lacusprofundi (basonym); Halorubrobacterium lacusprofundi. Type strain: ACAM 34. |
Halorubrum coriense |
Homotypic synonym: Halorubrobacterium coriense (basonym). Type strain: ACM 3911. |
Halorubrum distributum |
Homotypic synonyms: Halobacterium distributum (basonym); Halorubrobacterium distributum. Type strain: VKM B-1733. |
Halorubrum vacuolatum |
Homotypic synonym: Natronobacterium vacuolatum (basonym). Type strain: NCIMB 13189. |
Halorubrum trapanicum |
Homotypic synonym: Halobacterium trapanicum (basonym). Type strain: NCIMB 13488. |
Halorubrum tebenquichense |
Type strain: CECT 5317, DSM 14210. |
Halorubrum terrestre |
Type strain: VKM B-1739, JCM 10247. |
Halorubrum xinjiangense |
Type strain: AS 1.3527, JCM 12388. |
Halorubrum alkaliphilum |
Type strain: AS 1.3528, JCM 12358. |
Halorubrum tibetense |
Type strain: AS 1.3239, JCM 11889. |
Halorubrum orientale |
Type strain: CECT 7145, JCM 13889, CGMCC 1.6295. |
Halorubrum arcis |
Type strain: CGMCC 1.5343, JCM 13916. |
Halorubrum ezzemoulense |
Type strain: CECT 7099, DSM 17463. |
Halorubrum lipolyticum |
Type strain: CGMCC 1.5332, JCM 13559. |
Halorubrum aidingense |
Type strain: CGMCC 1.2670, JCM 13560. |
Genus IX. Haloterrigena | |
Haloterrigena turkmenica (type species) |
Homotypic synonym: Halococcus turkmenicus (basonym). Type strain: VKM B-1734 |
Haloterrigena thermotolerans |
Type strain: ATCC 700275. |
Haloterrigena saccharevitans |
Type strain: AS 1.3730, JCM 12889. |
Haloterrigena longa |
Type strain: CGMCC 1.5334, JCM 13562. |
Haloterrigena limicola |
Type strain: CGMCC 1.5333, JCM 13563. |
Haloterrigena hispanica |
Type strain: DSM 18328, ATCC BAA-1310. |
Genus X. Natrialba | |
Natrialba asiatica (type species) |
Type strain: JCM 9576. |
Natrialba magadii |
Homotypic synonym: Natronobacterium magadii (basonym). Type strain: NCIMB 2190. |
Natrialba taiwanensis |
Previously described as Natrialba asiatica B1T. Type strain: JCM 9577. |
Natrialba aegyptiaca |
Appeared in a Notification List [Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 51, 1233, 2001] as Natrialba aegyptia; however, the spelling Natrialba aegyptiaca is recommended [Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 52, 289-290, 2002]. Type strain: JCM 11194. |
Natrialba hulunbeirensis |
Type strain: JCM 10989. |
Natrialba chahannaoensis |
Type strain: JCM 10990. |
Genus XI. Natrinema | |
Natrinema pellirubrum (type species) |
Type strain originally deposited as Halobacterium salinarum NCIMB 786. Type strain NCIMB 786. |
Natrinema pallidum |
Type strain originally deposited as Halobacterium halobium NCIMB 777. Type strain: NCIMB 777. |
Natrinema versiforme |
Type strain: JCM 10478. |
Natrinema altunense |
Type strain: AS 1.3731, JCM 12890. |
Natrinema ejinorense |
Type strain: CECT 7144, JCM 13890, CGMCC 1.6202. |
Genus XII. Natronobacterium | |
Natronobacterium gregoryi (type species) |
Type strain: NCIMB 2189. |
Genus XIII. Natronococcus | |
Natronococcus occultus (type species) |
Type strain: NCIMB 2192. |
Natronococcus amylolyticus |
Type strain: JCM 9655. |
Genus XIV. Natronomonas | |
Natronomonas pharaonis (type species) |
Homotypic synonyms: Halobacterium pharaonis (basonym); Natronobacterium pharaonis. Type strain: DSM 2160. |
Genus XV. Natronorubrum | |
Natronorubrum bangense (type species) |
Type strain: AS 1.1984. |
Natronorubrum tibetense |
Type strain: AS 1.2123. |
Natronorubrum aibiense |
Type strain: CGMCC 1.4299, JCM 13488. |
Natronorubrum sulfidifaciens |
Type strain: CGMCC 1.6307, JCM 14089. |
Genus Halomicrobium | |
Halomicrobium mukohataei (type species) |
Homotypic synonym: Haloarcula mukohataei (basonym). Type strain: JCM 9738. |
Genus Halobiforma | |
Halobiforma haloterrestris (type species) | Type strain: DSM 13078, JCM 11627. |
Halobiforma nitratireducens |
Homotypic synonym: Natronobacterium nitratireducens (basonym). Type strain: JCM 10879, AS 1.1980. |
Halobiforma lacisalsi |
Type strain: CGMCC 1.3738, JCM 12983. |
Genus Halosimplex | |
Halosimplex carlsbadense (type species) |
Type strain: ATCC BAA-75, JCM 11222. |
Genus Halalkalicoccus | |
Halalkalicoccus tibetensis (type species) |
Type strain: AS 1.3240, JCM 11890. |
Genus Halovivax | |
Halovivax asiaticus (type species) |
Type strain: CGMCC 1.4248, CECT 7098. |
Halovivax ruber |
Type strain: CGMCC 1.6204, DSM 18193, JCM 13892. |
Genus Natronolimnobius | |
Natronolimnobius baerhuensis (type species) |
Type strain: CGMCC 1.3597, JCM 12253. |
Natronolimnobius innermongolicus |
Type strain: CGMCC 1.2124, JCM 12255. |
Genus Halostagnicola | |
Halostagnicola larsenii (type species) |
Type strain: CECT 7116, CGMCC 1.5338, DSM 17691, JCM 13463. |
Genus Haladaptatus | |
Haladaptatus paucihalophilus (type species) |
Type strain: JCM 13897, DSM 18195, ATCC BAA-1313, KCTC 4006. |
Genus Haloquadratum | |
Haloquadratum walsbyi (type species) |
Type strain: JCM 12705, DSM 16854. |
Genus Haloplanus | |
Haloplanus natans (type species) |
Type strain: DSM 17983, JCM 14081. |
Genus Halopiger | |
Halopiger xanaduensis (type species) |
Type strain: CECT 7173, CGMCC 1.6379, JCM 14033. |
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