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Haloferax volcanii

Taxonomy ID: 2246 (for references in articles please use NCBI:txid2246)

current name

Haloferax volcanii (Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975) Torreblanca et al. 1986 in [Validation List No. 22 (1986), Euzeby JP & Kudo T (2001), Torreblanca M et al. (1986)]

basionym:

Halobacterium volcanii Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975 (Approved Lists 1980) in [Skerman VBD et al. (1980), Mullakhanbhai MF & Larsen H (1975)]

type strain of Halobacterium volcanii: personal::DS2, ATCC :29605, DSM :3757, IFO :14742, JCM :8879, NBRC :14742, NCCB:85050, NCIMB:2012, VKM :B-1768

homotypic synonym:

Halobacterium volcanii Mullakhanbhai and Larson (sic) 1975

includes:

Haloferax sp. BRTH2

NCBI BLAST name: euryarchaeotes
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 11 (Bacterial, Archaeal and Plant Plastid)
Other names:

heterotypic synonym

Haloferax alexandrinus Asker and Ohta 2002 in [Asker D & Ohta Y (2002)]

type strain of Haloferax alexandrinus: CIP:107620, JCM :10717, KCTC :12962, NBRC :16590, DSM :27206, IFO :16590, personal::TM

homotypic synonym:

Haloferax alexandrinum corrig. Asker and Ohta 2002 in [Haloferax alexandrinum corrig. (LPSN)]

heterotypic synonym

Haloferax lucentense Gutierrez et al. 2004 in [Validation List No. 95 (2004)]

type strain of Haloferax lucentense: CCM:7023, CECT:5871, CIP:107410, DSM :14919, JCM :9276, NCIMB:13854, personal::Aa 2.2

homotypic synonym:

"Haloferax lucentensis" Gutierrez et al. 2002, effective name¹⁾ in [Gutierrez MC et al. (2002)]

homotypic synonym:

"Haloferax alicantei" Holmes et al. 1997, effective name²⁾ in [Holmes ML et al. (1997)]

vernacular name:

Haloferax phenon K in [Holmes ML & Dyall-Smith ML (1990)]

Lineage( full ): cellular organisms; Archaea; Methanobacteriati; Methanobacteriota; Stenosarchaea group; Halobacteria; Halobacteriales; Haloferacaceae; Haloferax

Entrez records
Database name	Subtree links	Direct links	Links from type
Nucleotide	2,431	2,098	288
Protein	19,257	11,147	-
Structure	30	11	-
Genome	1	1	-
Popset	10	10	-
GEO Datasets	394	225	-
PubMed Central	1,810	1,810	-
Gene	4,626	1	-
SRA Experiments	558	197	-
Protein Clusters	2,485	2,485	-
Identical Protein Groups	8,744	7,995	-
BioProject	63	32	-
BioSample	600	252	48
Assembly	8	6	-
PubChem BioAssay	2	2	-
Taxonomy	5	1	-

Notes:

1) This taxonomic name has been effectively published but not validly published under the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (Bacteriological Code).
2) This taxonomic name has been effectively published but not validly published under the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (Bacteriological Code).

Comments and References:

Validation List No. 22 (1986)

VALIDATION LIST No. 22. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1986) 36(4):573-576.

Euzeby JP & Kudo T (2001), PubMed: abstract

Euzeby, J.P., and Kudo, T. "Corrigenda to the Validation Lists." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2001) 51(5):1933-1938.

Torreblanca M et al. (1986)

Torreblanca, M., Rodriguez-Valera, F., Juez, G., Ventosa, A., Kamekura, M., and Kates, M. "Classification of non-alkaliphilic halobacteria based on numerical taxonomy and polar lipid composition, and description of Haloarcula gen. nov. and Haloferax gen. nov." Syst. Appl. Microbiol. (1986) 8(1-2):89-99.

Skerman VBD et al. (1980)

Skerman, V.B.D., McGowan, V., and Sneath, P.H.A. "Approved Lists of Bacterial Names." Intl. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1980) 30(1):225-420.

Mullakhanbhai MF & Larsen H (1975), PubMed: abstract

Mullakhanbhai, M.F., and Larsen, H. "Halobacterium volcanii, sp. nov., a Dead Sea halobacterium with a moderate salt requirement." Arch. Microbiol. (1975) 104(3):207-214.

Asker D & Ohta Y (2002), PubMed: abstract

Asker, D., and Ohta, Y. "Haloferax alexandrinus sp. nov., an extremely halophilic canthaxanthin-producing archaeon from a solar saltern in Alexandria (Egypt)." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2002) 52(3):729-738.

Haloferax alexandrinum corrig. (LPSN)

Validation List No. 95 (2004), PubMed: abstract

Validation list No. 95. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2004) 54(1):1-2.

Gutierrez MC et al. (2002), PubMed: abstract

Gutierrez, M.C., Kamekura, M., Holmes, M.L., Dyall-Smith, M.L., Ventosa, A. "Taxonomic characterization of Haloferax sp. ('H. alicantei') strain Aa 2.2: description of Haloferax lucentensis sp. nov." Extremophiles (2002) 6(6):479-483.

Holmes ML et al. (1997), PubMed: abstract

Holmes, M.L., Scopes, R.K., Moritz, R.L., Simpson, R.J., Englert, C., Pfeifer, F., and Dyall-Smith, M.L. "Purification and analysis of an extremely halophilic beta-galactosidase from Haloferax alicantei." Biochim. Biophys. Acta (1997) 1337(2):276-86.

Holmes ML & Dyall-Smith ML (1990), doi: 10.1128/jb.172.2.756-761.1990, PubMed: abstract

Holmes, M.L., and Dyall-Smith, M.L. "A plasmid vector with a selectable marker for halophilic archaebacteria." J. Bacteriol. (1990) 172(2):756-761.

Euzeby JP & Tindall BJ (2004)

Euzeby, J.P. and Tindall, B.J. "Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2004) 54:293-301. Published online 21 November 2003: DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.03022-0

JUDICIAL OPINION 81 (2008)

Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. "Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2008) 58:1755-1763.

Quadri SR et al. (2024), doi:10.1007/s00284-024-03695-9

Quadri, S.R., Jin, P., Wang, K., Qiao, H., Dhulappa, A., Luo, Z.H., Wang, S., and Narsing Rao, M.P. "Taxonomic reframe of some species of the genera Haloferax and Halobellus." Curr. Microbiol. (2024) 81(7):216.

Larsen H (1984)

Larsen, H. "Genus I. Halobacterium Elazari-Volcani 1957, 207AL." In: N.R. Krieg and J.G. Holt (ed.), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, vol. 1, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore (1984) pp. 262-266. [No PubMed record available.]

External Information Resources (NCBI LinkOut)

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Haloferax volcanii	meta-databases	BacDive
Haloferax volcanii (Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975) Torreblanca et al. 1986	taxonomy/phylogenetic	Encyclopedia of life
Haloferax volcanii	culture/stock collections	Global Catalogue of Microorganisms
Haloferax volcanii (Mullakhanbhai & Larsen, 1975)	taxonomy/phylogenetic	Ocean Biogeographic Information System
Haloferax volcanii (T) \| SeqCode Registry	taxonomy/phylogenetic	SeqCode Registry
Haloferax volcanii	taxonomy/phylogenetic	TreeBase
Haloferax volcanii (Mullakhanbhai & Larsen, 1975)	taxonomy/phylogenetic	World Register of Marine Species

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