Other numbers: ATCC 17056, IAM 14437, LMG 3935, NCIMB 8731, NCMB 2148, C.B. van Niel MG.1.1.. Taxonomic status: Type strain. History: < A. Ventosa ("Chromobacterium marismortui") < ATCC < C.B. van Niel < B. Elazari-Volcani. Isolated from: Dead Sea. Additional information: Type (5722). Moderately halophilic (5722). Cultivation conditions: Medium 3, 30°C.