Genus Alkalibacterium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 10
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).
Alkalibacterium Ntougias and Russell 2001, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Alkalibacterium olivapovliticus corrig. Ntougias and Russell 2001.
Etymology: N.L. n. alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic n. qaliy, ashes of saltwort) alkali; L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod; N.L. neut. n. Alkalibacterium, bacterium living under alkaline conditions.
Valid publication: NTOUGIAS (S.) and RUSSELL (N.J.): Alkalibacterium olivoapovliticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new obligately alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from edible-olive wash-waters. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1161-1170.
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Alkalibacterium gilvum Ishikawa et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 3AD-1 = DSM 25751 = JCM 18271.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB690566.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. gilvum, pale yellow, referring to the pale yellow colour of colonies of the bacterium.
Valid publication: ISHIKAWA (M.), YAMASATO (K.), KODAMA (K.), YASUDA (H.), MATSUYAMA (M.), OKAMOTO-KAINUMA (A.) and KOIZUMI (Y.): Alkalibacterium gilvum sp. nov., slightly halophilic and alkaliphilic lactic acid bacterium isolated from soft and semi-hard cheeses. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63,1471-1478.
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Alkalibacterium iburiense Nakajima et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) M3 = JCM 12662 = NCIMB 14024.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB188091.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. iburiense, pertaining to Iburi, the place where the micro-organism was isolated.
Valid publication: NAKAJIMA (K.), HIROTA (K.), NODASAKA (Y.) and YUMOTO (I.): Alkalibacterium iburiense sp. nov., an obligate alkaliphile that reduces an indigo dye. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 1525-1530.
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Alkalibacterium indicireducens Yumoto et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A11 = JCM 14232 = NCIMB 14253.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB268549.
Etymology: L. n. indicum, indigo; L. part. adj. reducens, bringing or leading back, used to mean 'reducing'; N.L. part. adj. indicireducens, indigo-reducing.
Valid publication: YUMOTO (I.), HIROTA (K.), NODASAKA (Y.), TOKIWA (Y.) and NAKAJIMA (K.): Alkalibacterium indicireducens sp. nov., an obligate alkaliphile that reduces indigo dye. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 901-905.
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Alkalibacterium kapii Ishikawa et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T22-1-2 = DSM 19180 = NBRC 103247 = NRIC 0724.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB294171.
Etymology: N.L. n. kapium, ka-pi (a fermented shrimp paste in Thailand); N.L. gen. n. kapii, of ka-pi.
Valid publication: ISHIKAWA (M.), TANASUPAWAT (S.), NAKAJIMA (K.), KANAMORI (H.), ISHIZAKI (S.), KODAMA (K.), OKAMOTO-KAINUMA (A.), KOIZUMI (Y.), YAMAMOTO (Y.) and YAMASATO (K.): Alkalibacterium thalassium sp. nov., Alkalibacterium pelagium sp. nov., Alkalibacterium putridalgicola sp. nov. and Alkalibacterium kapii sp. nov., slightly halophilic and alkaliphilic marine lactic acid bacteria isolated from marine organisms and salted foods collected in Japan and Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1215-1226.
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Alkalibacterium olivapovliticus corrig. Ntougias and Russell 2001, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WW2-SN4a = CIP 107107 = DSM 13175 = NCIMB 13710.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF143511.
Etymology: L. n. oliva, olive; Gr. n. apovlito (sic), waste disposal; L. masc. suff. -icus, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. olivapovliticus, pertaining to the waste of the olives.
Valid publication: NTOUGIAS (S.) and RUSSELL (N.J.): Alkalibacterium olivoapovliticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a new obligately alkaliphilic bacterium isolated from edible-olive wash-waters. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1161-1170.
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Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet olivoapovliticus (sic), has been corrected by the List Editor, IJSEM.
Reference: LIST EDITOR, IJSEM: Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3, of the IJSEM. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 1231-1233.
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Alkalibacterium pelagium Ishikawa et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T143-1-1 = DSM 19183 = NBRC 103242 = NRIC 0719.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB294166.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. pelagium, of the sea, marine.
Valid publication: ISHIKAWA (M.), TANASUPAWAT (S.), NAKAJIMA (K.), KANAMORI (H.), ISHIZAKI (S.), KODAMA (K.), OKAMOTO-KAINUMA (A.), KOIZUMI (Y.), YAMAMOTO (Y.) and YAMASATO (K.): Alkalibacterium thalassium sp. nov., Alkalibacterium pelagium sp. nov., Alkalibacterium putridalgicola sp. nov. and Alkalibacterium kapii sp. nov., slightly halophilic and alkaliphilic marine lactic acid bacteria isolated from marine organisms and salted foods collected in Japan and Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1215-1226.
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Alkalibacterium psychrotolerans Yumoto et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IDR2-2 = JCM 12281 = NCIMB 13981.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB125938.
Etymology: Gr. adj. psuchros, cold; L. part. adj. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. psychrotolerans, tolerating cold environment.
Valid publication: YUMOTO (I.), HIROTA (K.), NODASAKA (Y.), YOKOTA (Y.), HOSHINO (T.) and NAKAJIMA (K.): Alkalibacterium psychrotolerans sp. nov., a psychrotolerant obligate alkaliphile that reduces an indigo dye. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2379-2383.
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Alkalibacterium putridalgicola Ishikawa et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T129-2-1 = DSM 19182 = NBRC 103243 = NRIC 0720.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB294167.
Etymology: L. adj. putridus, rotten, decayed; L. fem. n. alga, seaweed; L. suff. -cola (from L. n. incola), dweller; N.L. n. putridalgicola, dweller on putrid marine algae.
Valid publication: ISHIKAWA (M.), TANASUPAWAT (S.), NAKAJIMA (K.), KANAMORI (H.), ISHIZAKI (S.), KODAMA (K.), OKAMOTO-KAINUMA (A.), KOIZUMI (Y.), YAMAMOTO (Y.) and YAMASATO (K.): Alkalibacterium thalassium sp. nov., Alkalibacterium pelagium sp. nov., Alkalibacterium putridalgicola sp. nov. and Alkalibacterium kapii sp. nov., slightly halophilic and alkaliphilic marine lactic acid bacteria isolated from marine organisms and salted foods collected in Japan and Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1215-1226.
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Alkalibacterium subtropicum Ishikawa et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) O24-2 = DSM 23664 = NBRC 107172.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB555562.
Etymology: L. pref. sub, under, below, slightly; L. neut. adj. tropicum, tropical; N.L. neut. adj. subtropicum, subtropical, referring to the subtropical region where strains were isolated.
Valid publication: ISHIKAWA (M.), NAKAJIMA (K.), ISHIZAKI (S.), KODAMA (K.), OKAMOTO-KAINUMA (A.), KOIZUMI (Y.), YAMAMOTO (Y.) and YAMASATO (K.): Alkalibacterium subtropicum sp. nov., a slightly halophilic and alkaliphilic marine lactic acid bacterium isolated from decaying marine algae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2996-3002.
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Alkalibacterium thalassium Ishikawa et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T117-1-2 = DSM 19181 = NBRC 103241 = NRIC 0718.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB294165.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. thalassium (from Gr. adj. thalassios -a -on), of/from the sea.
Valid publication: ISHIKAWA (M.), TANASUPAWAT (S.), NAKAJIMA (K.), KANAMORI (H.), ISHIZAKI (S.), KODAMA (K.), OKAMOTO-KAINUMA (A.), KOIZUMI (Y.), YAMAMOTO (Y.) and YAMASATO (K.): Alkalibacterium thalassium sp. nov., Alkalibacterium pelagium sp. nov., Alkalibacterium putridalgicola sp. nov. and Alkalibacterium kapii sp. nov., slightly halophilic and alkaliphilic marine lactic acid bacteria isolated from marine organisms and salted foods collected in Japan and Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1215-1226.
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