
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.285
Name	Halobacterium volcanii Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)
Preferred Name	Haloferax volcanii
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.285
Type Strain representative organism	DS 2^T (=AB9 8DG =CCM 2852 =IFO 14742 =NCIMB 2012 =ATCC 29605 =DSM 3757 =NCMB 2012)


Proper Form	Halobacterium volcanii Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)
Nomenclatural History	The species Halobacterium volcanii was originally described by Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. In 1986, Torreblanca et al. established Halobacterium volcanii as the basonym of Haloferax volcanii (Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975) Torreblanca et al. 1986 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Halobacterium volcanii Mullakhanbhai and Larsen 1975 (Approved Lists 1980).April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.285.
Source File	10.1601/nm.285.xml


This information was last reviewed on September 24, 2009.

References

Mullakhanbhai MF, Larsen H. Halobacterium volcanii spec. nov., a Dead Sea halobacterium with a moderate salt requirement. Arch Microbiol 1975; 104:207-214. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00447326 [PubMed].
Torreblanca M, Rodriguez-Valera F, Juez G, Ventosa A, Kamekura M, 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; 8:89-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0723-2020(86)80155-2.
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-30-1-225.