
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.4113
Name	Thermohalobacter Cayol et al. 2000
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Cayol et al. 2000
Preferred Name	Thermohalobacter
Taxonomic Rank	genus
Nomenclatural Type (designated species)	Thermohalobacter berrensis Cayol et al. 2000

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.4113


Proper Form	Thermohalobacter Cayol et al. 2000
Nomenclatural History	The genus Thermohalobacter was originally proposed and validly published by Cayol et al. 2000. Tindall 2019 argued that the nomenclatural type was based upon a patent strain and was therefore illegitimate. There is no evidence for this.

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Thermohalobacter Cayol et al. 2000.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.4113.
Source File	10.1601/nm.4113.xml


This information was last reviewed on May 24, 2022.

References

Cayol JL, Ducerf S, Patel BKC, Garcia JL, Thomas P, Ollivier B. Thermohalobacter berrensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a thermophilic, strictly halophilic bacterium from a solar saltern. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:559-564. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-50-2-559 [PubMed].
Tindall BJ. The status of names whose nomenclatural types are based on strains deposited solely for patent purposes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2616-2620. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003527 [PubMed].