Genus Alkalibacter
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Alkalibacter Garnova et al. 2005, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Alkalibacter saccharofermentans Garnova et al. 2005.
Etymology: Arabic article al, the; Arabic n. qaliy, ashes of saltwort; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Alkalibacter, alkaliphilic rod-shaped cells.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 103. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 983-985.
Effective publication: GARNOVA (E.S.), ZHILINA (T.N.), TOUROVA (T.P.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.) and ZAVARZIN (G.A.): Anaerobic, alkaliphilic, saccharolytic bacterium Alkalibacter saccharofermentans gen. nov., sp. nov. from a soda lake in the Transbaikal region of Russia. Extremophiles, 2004, 8, 309-316.
Validation List no. 103 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Alkalibacter saccharofermentans Garnova et al. 2005, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z-79820 = DSM 14828 = Uniqem U-218 = VKM B-2308.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY312403.
Etymology: Gr. n. sakchâr, suggar; L. v. fermento, to ferment; N.L. part. adj. saccharofermentans, sugar-fermenting.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 103. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 983-985.
Effective publication: GARNOVA (E.S.), ZHILINA (T.N.), TOUROVA (T.P.), KOSTRIKINA (N.A.) and ZAVARZIN (G.A.): Anaerobic, alkaliphilic, saccharolytic bacterium Alkalibacter saccharofermentans gen. nov., sp. nov. from a soda lake in the Transbaikal region of Russia. Extremophiles, 2004, 8, 309-316.
Validation List no. 103 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Notes:
1 In the effective publication the type strain Uniqem U-218 is cited as Uniqem-218.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 103 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 983-985.
Validation List no. 103 in IJSEM Online
2 In the effective publication, the etymology is erroneously cited as Latin n. saccharum, sugar; Latin n. fermentum, to ferment (sic); Latin part. adj. saccharofermentans, sugar-fermenting.